protosun

A protosun is the fetus of a star: a thin mass of gas and dust, brought together by slow eddies in interstellar magnetic fields or by the presence of a Trojan point in some loose cluster of stars, which is collapsing and contracting due to gravity.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

A protosun is the foetus of a star: a thin mass of gas and dust, brought together by slow eddies in interstellar magnetic fields or by the presence of a Trojan point in some loose cluster of stars, which is collapsing and contracting due to gravity.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

A protosun is the fetus of a star: a thin mass of gas and dust, brought together by slow eddies in interstellar magnetic fields or by the presence of a Trojan point in some loose cluster of stars, which is collapsing and contracting due to gravity.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968

It seemed the protosun was drawing a shallow chord through known space; it would never approach human space.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

They weren't afraid of protosun sunlight, but they seemed to fear interstellar dust.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

Interstellar gas of normal matter had polished the planet's surface with minuscule explosions, had raised the temperature of the protosun beyond any rational estimate, and was causing a truly incredible radiation hazard.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

It was wide and fuzzy, just what you'd expect of a protosun.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

And on the rest of the planet as well; the protosun wasn't putting out much energy, though it was very gung ho on radiation.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

I stayed awake for a long time, staring through the forward window into the red darkness of the protosun.

Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

Interstellar gas of normal matter had polished the planet's surface with minuscule explosions, had raised the temperature of the protosun beyond any rational estimate, and was causing a truly incredible radiation hazard.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969