Their study, published Monday in Nature Astronomy, describes Eos as a vast structure made mostly of molecular hydrogen — the key ingredient for forming stars and planets ... in space that surrounds ...

PUNCH’s vibrant first images reveal the solar wind in a whole new light — literally. This ambitious NASA mission is set to ...

The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 times that of the sun.

around 60 times the size of our solar system. Nebulas like this are so dense that light cannot pass through them, resulting in their dark, ink-like appearance and the fitting nickname "dark nebulas." ...

This cloud is literally glowing in the dark." Eos poses no danger to Earth and the solar system. Because of its ... gas and dust into stars and planets." The crescent-shaped gas cloud is located ...

The dark cloud shown here stretches an estimated 180 light-years across, or more than 60 times wider than our solar system ... emits an orange background glow. Related: Did the James Webb ...

The cloud's discovery could further shed light on how stars and planets form ... invisible cosmic cavity we and our solar system live in that's about a thousand light years wide.

A vast star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen that is one of the largest single structures in the sky has been discovered hidden near the solar system. The crescent-shaped cloud—which its ...