... Explanation: Drifting through the one-horned constellation Monoceros , these dusty streamers and new born stars are part of the active Monoceros R2 star-forming region, embedded in a giant molecularcloud. ...
... Explanation: Cradled in cosmic dust and glowing hydrogen, stellar nurseries in Orion the Hunter lie at the edge of a giant molecularcloud some 1,500 light-years away. ...
... Explanation: A wonder of planet Earth's southern sky, star cluster Trumpler 14 lies about nine thousand light-years away in the Carina complex -- a rich star forming region at the edge of a giant molecularcloud. ...
... At the edge of a giant molecularcloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus , this glowing star forming region lies about 3,000 light-years away. ...
... Also at the edge of the Orion molecularcloud complex some 1,500 light-years distant, NGC 1999's illumination is provided by the embedded variable star V380 Orionis. ...
... Also known as M42 , the nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecularcloud only 1,500 light-years away. ...
... Also known as M42 , the nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecularcloud only 1,500 light-years away. ...