Most Stars in Our Part of the Galaxy Are Formed

question 69

Multiple Choice

Most stars in our part of the Galaxy are formed

• A) in a singular event just after the Big Bang.
• B) in globular clusters of millions of stars.
• C) alone.
• D) in associations of thousands of stars across a spiral arm of the Galaxy.
• E) in open clusters of a few dozen.

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