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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"
Pleiades to Hyades
06/12/2019
NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles
08/11/2019
Inside the Flame Nebula
02/11/2019
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
30/10/2019
Dark Seahorse in Cepheus
24/10/2019
Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula
02/10/2019
The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
25/09/2019
In Wolf's Cave
07/09/2019
NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Still Life
26/08/2019
Chamaeleon II Dark Cloud
02/08/2019
IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula
31/07/2019
A View Toward M106
20/06/2019
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
31/05/2019
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
13/05/2019
Rigil Kentaurus and Sandqvist 169
13/04/2019
A Cosmic Rose: The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
12/04/2019
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
27/03/2019
A Charioteer's Comet
01/03/2019
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
16/02/2019
Twin Galaxies in Virgo
01/02/2019
Red Nebula, Green Comet, Blue Stars
20/12/2018
M43: Orion Falls
12/12/2018
The Cave Nebula in Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur
14/11/2018
NGC 6188: The Dragons of Ara
07/11/2018
IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
05/11/2018
Barnard 150: Seahorse in Cepheus
25/10/2018
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
28/09/2018
Cocoon Nebula Deep Field
19/09/2018
Barnard 228: The Dark Wolf Nebula in Lupus
26/07/2018
NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
19/04/2018