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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"
IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
19/08/2024
The Dark Doodad Nebula
25/06/2024
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
22/06/2024
NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
19/06/2024
Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud
27/05/2024
M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope
24/05/2024
IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula
01/05/2024
NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Abstract Art
05/03/2024
A View Toward M106
22/02/2024
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
10/01/2024
LBN 86: The Eagle Ray Nebula
27/11/2023
Along the Taurus Molecular Cloud
23/11/2023
Reflections of the Ghost Nebula
30/10/2023
Orionids in Taurus
26/10/2023
IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
26/09/2023
The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
07/08/2023
Webb's Rho Ophiuchi
13/07/2023
Stars and Dust across Corona Australis
22/06/2023
The Shark Nebula
14/06/2023
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
22/04/2023
The Dark Seahorse in Cepheus
20/04/2023
IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula
10/04/2023
NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
30/03/2023
Dark Nebulae and Star Formation in Taurus
21/03/2023
Orion and the Running Man
10/03/2023
NGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge
04/02/2023
Reflections on the 1970s
02/02/2023
Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud
29/01/2023
Young Star Cluster NGC 346
13/01/2023
Stardust in Perseus
12/01/2023