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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"
Horsehead and Flame
29/12/2022
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
30/11/2022
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
24/11/2022
Wolf's Cave Nebula
15/11/2022
LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
31/10/2022
LDN 673: Dark Clouds in Aquila
29/10/2022
Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
26/10/2022
The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
21/09/2022
IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
27/08/2022
Dust Clouds of the Pacman Nebula
10/08/2022
The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains
27/06/2022
NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
07/06/2022
NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles
06/05/2022
M44: The Beehive Cluster
30/04/2022
Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
19/04/2022
Seven Sisters versus California
05/04/2022
The Bubble Nebula from Hubble
23/03/2022
Orion over Green Bank
23/02/2022
Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud
17/02/2022
T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula
10/02/2022
South of Orion
27/01/2022
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
20/01/2022
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
11/11/2021
The Dark Seahorse in Cepheus
05/11/2021
Haunting the Cepheus Flare
29/10/2021
NGC 7822: Cosmic Question Mark
13/10/2021
NGC 6559: East of the Lagoon
07/10/2021
M43: Streams of Orion
06/10/2021
The Central Milky Way from Lagoon to Pipe
01/10/2021
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
20/09/2021