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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"
Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE
01/12/2014
LDN 988: Dark Nebula in Cygnus
20/11/2014
Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
11/11/2014
Sh2-155: The Cave Nebula
06/11/2014
The Bubble Nebula
02/10/2014
Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
18/09/2014
The Horsehead Nebula from Blue to Infrared
28/07/2014
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
27/07/2014
Inside the Flame Nebula
10/05/2014
T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula
03/05/2014
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
08/04/2014
M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds
26/03/2014
The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
16/03/2014
NGC 1333 Stardust
06/03/2014
Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
05/03/2014
M44: The Beehive Cluster
22/02/2014
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
15/02/2014
A Particle Beam Jet forms HH 24
04/02/2014
NGC 6188 and NGC 6164
01/02/2014
The Bubble Nebula
14/12/2013
NGC 1999: South of Orion
28/11/2013
From California to the Pleiades
22/11/2013
Sh2-155: The Cave Nebula
19/10/2013
Dusty Nebulae in Taurus
11/07/2013
NGC 2170: Still Life with Reflecting Dust
07/07/2013
Sharpless 115
14/06/2013
Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur
04/06/2013
Horsehead: A Wider View
03/05/2013
The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
22/04/2013
IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
02/04/2013