An international team led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a vast, potentially star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen — one of the largest structures ever detected ...

Scientists have discovered a massive molecular cloud close to the solar system. As big as 40 full moons as seen from Earth, the vast structure — which poses no threat — is composed primarily of ...

One of the largest structures in the sky, as seen from our perspective, has only just been discovered. It’s an enormous cloud of molecular hydrogen gas that may one day condense down into stars.

Astronomers have made an incredible discovery of a large molecular cloud located just over 300 light-years from Earth that is invisible to the naked eye but detectable in the far-ultraviolet range of ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive hydrogen cloud, known as Eos, shining brightly in ultraviolet light near our solar system. This newly detected cloud offers fresh insights into how stars and ...

The birthplace of stars begins within large, cold clouds of gas and dust, which eventually collapse under the weight of gravity. Molecular clouds are vast cosmic entities that often stretch for ...

Understanding Hydrogen’s Spectrum Hydrogen comes in different “colors,” based on how it’s made. Gray hydrogen is produced from methane gas. Brown comes from coal. Blue hydrogen includes carbon capture ...

The discovery marks the first time a molecular cloud has been detected using light emitted in the far-ultraviolet spectrum. “This opens up new possibilities for studying the molecular universe,” said ...