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Molecular Cloud
A dense and cold region of interstellar space composed primarily of molecular hydrogen, serving as the birthplace of stars. The molecular cloud associated with NGC 346 is actively forming new stars.
Source: science.nasa.gov
APODs including "Molecular Cloud"
Orion's Cradle
18/02/2026
Orion: The Running Man Nebula
02/02/2026
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
30/01/2026
M78: Reflecting Blue in a Sea of Red
28/01/2026
HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula
31/12/2025
The Horsehead Nebula
10/12/2025
Orion and the Running Man
13/11/2025
A Dark Seahorse in Cepheus
07/11/2025
Lynds Dark Nebula 43
30/10/2025
Dust Shapes of the Ghost Nebula
29/10/2025
Webb's Rho Ophiuchi
25/10/2025
Galaxies, Stars, and Dust
28/08/2025
Cat's Paw Nebula from Webb Space Telescope
21/07/2025
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
10/07/2025
Herbig-Haro 24
28/05/2025
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
02/05/2025
Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles
28/04/2025
LDN 1235: The Shark Nebula
18/03/2025
The Protostars within Lynds 483
13/03/2025
Seven Sisters versus California
05/03/2025
A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros
14/02/2025
Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud
25/01/2025
Young Stars, Dark Nebulae
10/01/2025
A December Winter Night
28/12/2024
The Horsehead Nebula
25/11/2024
Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula
18/11/2024
LDN 1471: A Windblown Star Cavity
17/11/2024
IC 348 and Barnard 3
14/11/2024
Helping Hand in Cassiopeia
08/11/2024
M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
04/11/2024