Molecular Cloud

A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit absorption nebulae, the formation of molecules (most commonly molecular hydrogen, H2), and the formation of H II regions.

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ALMA observations show how double, triple, quadruple and quintuple star systems form simultaneously in a molecular cloud

Ingredients for life discovered in Perseus molecular cloud in space 1,000 light-years from Earth

James Webb pierces the cold heart of the Chameleon molecular cloud to map out the complex chemicals that could form life around new stars.

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers building blocks of life in icy molecular cloud

Webb Peers Into Frozen Heart of Molecular Cloud – Unveils Dark Side of Pre-Stellar Ice Chemistry