This groundbreaking scientific visualization takes viewers on an immersive journey inside the Pillars of Creation, one of the ...

Eos may never form stars—but it’s offering a new way to see the invisible parts of our galaxy. The newly identified molecular ...

An enormous glowing cloud that contains approximately 3,400 solar masses worth of gas has been discovered near the solar ...

Objects like these are sometimes known as "dark nebulae" because they are so dense with gas ... It's possible that our own solar system formed under similar conditions, the researchers wrote. So, in ...

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

Circinus West is a cold, dense cloud of gas and dust that stretches out for 180 light-years, around 60 times the size of our solar ... for star formation. Despite being a "dark nebula," the ...

serves as raw material for new star formation. "When we look through our telescopes, we catch whole solar systems in the act of forming, but we don't know in detail how that happens," Burkhart said.

It's possible that our own solar system formed under similar conditions, the researchers wrote. So, in this cosmic battle of light and darkness, we may get a better understanding of our cosmic ...

A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula highlights the breathtaking beauty sculpted by the forces of star formation.