FEATURE ARTICLE
Protostars
"Stellar embryology" takes a step forward with the first detailed look at the youngest Sun-like stars
Thomas Greene
Acknowledgment
The author wishes to thank Charles Lada, who has worked with him on many of the ideas and results in this article.
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