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ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Why sibling stars look alike: Early, fast mixing in star-birth clouds

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Early, fast, turbulent mixing of gas within giant molecular clouds -- the birthplaces of stars -- means all stars formed from a single cloud bear the same unique chemical 'tag' or 'DNA fingerprint,' write astrophysicists. Could such chemical tags help astronomers identify our own Sun's long-lost sibling stars?

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