Curated category
Star-forming regions
- Rho Ophiuchi cloud complexA dark nebula sits 1 degree south of the star Rho Ophiuchi in the constellation Ophiuchus. This cloud covers an angular area on the celestial sphere that…
- Taurus molecular cloudThe Taurus molecular cloud sits 140 parsecs from Earth. That distance equals roughly 430 light years. It stands as possibly the nearest large star formation…