What happens to the visible radiation produced by new stars within a molecular cloud?
A) It escapes the cloud completely.
B) It is absorbed by dust grains and heats up the cloud.
C) It is reflected back onto the protostar, heating it up further.
D) The blue light is absorbed and the red light transmitted.
E) It shoots out in bright jets.
B
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