How are stars being formed in the Eagle Nebula?
A.) The whole Nebula is unstable to collapse.
B.) The dust column is twisting and fragmenting into stars.
C.) Shock waves from heated gas are crashing into colder gas and compressing it, allowing stars to form.
D.) A passing pulsar is compressing portions of the nebula with its jets.
E.) No stars are forming. All the brights stars seen are actually outside the Nebula.
Ans: C.) Shock waves from heated gas are crashing into colder gas and compressing it, allowing stars to form.
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