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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"
Great Orion Nebulae
13/09/2011
NGC 6188 and NGC 6164
28/07/2011
T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula
26/03/2011
NGC 1999: South of Orion
24/02/2011
Still Life with NGC 2170
30/12/2010
Flame Nebula Close-Up
26/11/2010
Stardust in Aries
25/11/2010
Sisters of the Dusty Sky
18/11/2010
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
30/10/2010
Orion: Head to Toe
23/10/2010
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
22/10/2010
Vista with NGC 2170
15/10/2010
Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula
19/09/2010
Cepheus: Trunk to Bubble
09/09/2010
The Bubble Nebula
02/09/2010
The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
18/07/2010
Shaping NGC 6188
16/07/2010
Thor's Helmet
05/06/2010
The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS
30/05/2010
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
24/05/2010
The Nearby Milky Way in Cold Dust
22/03/2010
M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion
02/03/2010
Stardust in Perseus
04/02/2010
The Flame Nebula in Infrared
12/01/2010
The Colors of IC 1795
10/12/2009
VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
31/10/2009
The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
18/10/2009
Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
29/09/2009
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
28/08/2009
Classic Orion Nebulae
26/08/2009