Evaporating gaseous globule

In outer space, there are amazing things called Evaporating Gaseous Globules, or EGGs for short! They are like giant, puffy clouds made of gas, about as big as 100 Earths lined up. These EGGs are super important because they can hide the very beginning of new stars. Think of them as cozy blankets for baby stars, keeping them safe while they grow!

EGGs were first spotted really clearly by a super powerful telescope called the Hubble Space Telescope. It took amazing pictures of a place called the Pillars of Creation. These pictures showed us these mysterious cloudy shapes. Scientists were so excited to see them because they looked like they were shrinking or 'evaporating' away, which is how they got their name!

EGGs are like nurseries for stars! Inside these cloudy puffs, the gas and dust get squeezed together by gravity. This squeezing makes them hotter and hotter, just like when you rub your hands together really fast. Eventually, if there's enough stuff squeezed together, it can become a brand new star! It’s like a secret ingredient for making stars.

When an EGG gets squeezed, the gas inside gets packed super tight. This makes the center of the EGG get very, very hot. If it gets hot enough, it can start a special kind of fire called a nuclear reaction. This is what happens inside real stars, making them shine bright! Sometimes, if there isn't enough stuff, it might become a 'failed star' called a brown dwarf instead.