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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"
Composing the Omega Nebula
11/12/2000
M17: Omega Nebula Star Factory
19/09/2000
GLAST Gamma Ray Sky Simulation
22/07/2000
Pelican Nebula Ionization Front
03/07/2000
The Heart Of Orion
06/05/2000
Reflection Nebula M78
24/04/2000
The Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
12/04/2000
A Panorama of Oddities in Orion A
13/03/2000
Young Suns
19/02/2000
Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust
27/09/1999
Twistin' By The Lagoon
25/09/1999
Cometary Globules In Orion
24/09/1999
Supernova Remnant N132D in X-Rays
13/09/1999
Galactic Supernova Remnant IC 443
21/07/1999
The Flame Nebula in Infrared
13/07/1999
The Galactic Center in Infrared
21/06/1999
The Horsehead Nebula
19/05/1999
Molecular Cloud Barnard 68
11/05/1999
Loop I in the Northern Sky
03/05/1999
A Chamaeleon Sky
23/03/1999
The Kleinmann-Low Nebula
02/03/1999
Reflection Nebula NGC 1435
01/03/1999
Close-Up of the Bubble Nebula
18/11/1998
GLAST Gamma-Ray Sky Simulation
12/11/1998
Twistin' by the Lagoon
22/08/1998
Orion Nebula: The 2MASS View
12/06/1998
Closeup of Antennae Galaxy Collision
27/10/1997
Young Suns
11/06/1997
The Heart Of Orion
23/05/1997
X-Rays From IC 443 Credit:
02/05/1997