![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506131647im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field New Study Resolves Mystery of How Massive Stars Form
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January 15, 2009
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Theorists have long wondered how massive stars--up to 120 times the mass of the sun--can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth. But the problem turns out to be less mysterious than it once seemed. A study published this week in the journal Science shows how the growth of a massive star can proceed despite outward-flowing radiation pressure that exceeds the gravitational force pulling material inward.
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