The cloud, named Eos, is chock-full of molecular hydrogen and possibly rife with star-forming potential in the future.

What makes the discovery stand out, researchers say, is how it was made: by detecting the cloud’s faint glow in far-ultraviolet light ... a gas-filled cavity in space that surrounds the solar system.

Discover why we've given the ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope nearly top marks in our latest smart telescope review.

May it be rogue planets drifting alone in the dark or entire galaxies concealed ... the boundary of a massive cavity surrounding our solar system, known as the Local Bubble. What is a molecular ...

Because the source of their propulsion cannot be seen, Seligman has given these 14 solar system oddities a rather catchy name: dark comets ... closer to the warm glow of the sun, several objects ...

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Firefly petunias, genetically modified with bioluminescent mushroom DNA, glow in the dark. The glow ... the theory that the plant works like those solar lights in your yard that are charged ...

The dark shadow overlaid on a starry background is known as the Circinus West molecular cloud. Circinus West is a cold, dense ...

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." ...