https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-8-science-snc-aligned/xa9b0f40dbc1bb08e:our-universe/xa9b0f40dbc1bb08e:birth-and-death-of-our-sun/a/our-star-the-sun 2025-06-10T13:35:50.832432202Z Our Star: the Sun article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/stellar-life-topic/stellar-life-death-tutorial/v/accreting-mass-due-to-gravity-simulation 2021-04-04T12:52:27Z Accreting mass due to gravity simulation The simulation Sal mentions in the video can be found directly following this video in the lesson. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/KpjTfoBRIMl_eJHp7s6VT-X9ClsOreR-fiRJvmvveElUjYagUmillaHkhWAn8AvH8DLTTqUPWbYtNOkfxEDGlm9q Accreting mass due to gravity simulation The simulation Sal mentions in the video can be found directly following this video in the lesson. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/hD4ySbQYYyA.mp4/hD4ySbQYYyA.mp4 214 Birth and death of our sun https://www.khanacademy.org/science/als-k-to-12-science/x46c2fc9f8e023990:4th-quarter/x46c2fc9f8e023990:characteristics-of-stars-understanding-stars-based-on-the-sun/v/how-were-stars-formed 2023-07-02T10:05:56.724382666Z WATCH: How Were Stars Formed? Discover the fascinating journey of star formation in the early universe. Explore how gravity, matter, and slight temperature variations played crucial roles in creating stars. Understand how these celestial bodies increased the universe's complexity, providing the perfect Goldilocks conditions for further complexity and life as we know it. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Big History Project video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw WATCH: How Were Stars Formed? Discover the fascinating journey of star formation in the early universe. Explore how gravity, matter, and slight temperature variations played crucial roles in creating stars. Understand how these celestial bodies increased the universe's complexity, providing the perfect Goldilocks conditions for further complexity and life as we know it. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/CckMF8b8Qgo.mp4/CckMF8b8Qgo.mp4 595 Birth and death of our sun https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-8-science-snc-aligned/xa9b0f40dbc1bb08e:our-universe/xa9b0f40dbc1bb08e:birth-and-death-of-our-sun/a/answers-to-exploration-questions-stars 2025-06-10T13:35:50.832432202Z Answers to Exploration Questions: Stars article