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

At 300 light-years away, the interstellar cloud is the closest of its kind ever found to Earth and the largest apparent single structure in the sky.

The find shines light on how galaxies begin to turn gas and dust "into stars and planets," said astrophysicist Blakesley ...

The most common molecule comprising the clouds are hydrogen, the fundamental building block of stars and planets that is essential for life to thrive. The structures also contain other molecules like ...

Molecular clouds are composed ... planets that is essential for life to thrive. The structures also contain other molecules like carbon monoxide. The interstellar medium – a term that simply ...