Stars in the process of forming are called
A) giant planets.
B) brown dwarfs.
C) red supergiants.
D) protostars.

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Protostars are the early stage in the life cycle of a star where it is in the process of forming. Before a star enters the main sequence phase, where it starts fusing hydrogen into helium, it goes through the protostar phase, where gas and dust from a molecular cloud are collapsing under gravity but nuclear fusion has not yet begun.

Stars in the Process of Forming Are Called