Scientists Discover Eos, a Massive Star-Forming Cloud Near Earth
Apr 28, 2025 · A groundbreaking discovery by an international team led by Rutgers University–New Brunswick astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart has uncovered one of these secret actors: a colossal, star-forming cloud named Eos, a vast structure lurking shockingly close …
Astrophysicists Discover Vast Hidden Star-Forming Cloud Near
A vast star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen that is one of the largest single structures in the sky has been discovered hidden near the solar system. The crescent-shaped cloud—which its ...
Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away ...
Apr 28, 2025 · The surprise discovery of a huge cloud of molecular gas — the stuff that forms stars — just 300 light-years away is opening up new ways to study the conditions that enable star birth. Stars ...
Massive star-forming cloud discovered surprisingly close to Earth
May 2, 2025 · An enormous hydrogen-rich molecular cloud has been faintly glowing near our solar system – escaping detection until now. This newly discovered cloud is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to Earth ever detected.
Vast Molecular Cloud Discovered Near Our Solar System
Apr 28, 2025 · An international team of scientists, including from McDonald Observatory at The University of Texas at Austin, has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the Sun and Earth ever to be detected.
A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near solar system
Apr 28, 2025 · An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in...
Blakesley Burkhart Leads Discovery of Hidden Star-Forming Cloud …
Apr 27, 2025 · An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the sun and Earth ever to be detected.
A Massive, Potentially Star-Forming Cloud Is Relatively Close to Earth
Apr 28, 2025 · This particular cloud's relative lack of carbon monoxide might explain why it remained hidden for so long, despite its size and proximity. The astronomers estimate its width the equivalent of 40 moons and its mass at about 3,400 times that of the sun.
Eos: Huge nearby cloud in space was invisible … until now - EarthSky
May 1, 2025 · Astronomers just discovered a new cloud, named Eos. ... Turns out that researchers have identified an enormous cloud of invisible, star-forming molecular hydrogen roughly 300 light years away from ...
Huge, Invisible Cloud Discovered Just 300 Light-Years From The …
Apr 30, 2025 · Just 300 light-years away, at the edge of the Local Bubble of space, astronomers have discovered a huge, crescent-shaped cloud of molecular hydrogen, the basic building block of everything in the Universe.