Multiple choice general knowledge

Masses of gas that fail to ignite and shine as stars are called

  1. brown dwarf

  2. black holes

  3. nebulas

  4. asteroids
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Explanation

Brown dwarfs are substellar objects not massive enough to sustain hydrogen fusion in their cores, unlike true stars. They are essentially failed stars that never ignited. Black holes form from collapsed massive stars, nebulas are gas clouds where stars form, and asteroids are rocky bodies.

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