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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"
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
20/03/2013
Thor's Helmet
07/03/2013
NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
31/01/2013
Barnard Stares at NGC 2170
19/01/2013
NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life
14/01/2013
NGC 6188 and NGC 6164
28/12/2012
VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus
31/10/2012
The Horsehead Nebula
21/10/2012
Galaxies, Stars, and Dust
13/10/2012
Stars in a Dusty Sky
28/09/2012
Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
13/09/2012
The Bubble Nebula
04/08/2012
Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
15/07/2012
Dark Clouds in Aquila
29/06/2012
Evaporating Blobs of the Carina Nebula
23/04/2012
NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life
06/03/2012
Merope's Reflection Nebula
15/02/2012
The Rosette Nebula
14/02/2012
Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
12/02/2012
Molecular Cloud Barnard 68
29/01/2012
Sh2-239: Celestial Impasto
08/12/2011
In Wolf's Cave
19/11/2011
Pleiades to Hyades
17/11/2011
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
16/11/2011
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
31/10/2011
HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula
24/10/2011
Clouds of Perseus
21/10/2011
The Color of IC 1795
13/10/2011
NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
11/10/2011
Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
29/09/2011