Definition for Protosun

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A protosun is a sun (star) that is still forming. It takes millions of years of solar winds and gravitational forces to gather and compress massive clouds of hydrogen to the point where it's gravity is powerful enough to cause nuclear fusion at it's core and "ignite" a new star.