The universe has plenty of hydrogen. So why is star formation collapsing?
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Even in astrophysics, raw inputs aren’t the constraint—conversion mechanisms are. For operators, it’s a reminder that having data or capital in abundance doesn’t guarantee output if the conditions for aggregation, compression, and ignition are missing.
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