Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the ... lines—corresponding to specific compounds—within the clouds of the central molecular zone. The filaments were ...

stunning image of a cosmic tornado from its James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope captured an image of the bright cloud of gas and dust that surrounds a newborn star, otherwise known as a ...

First seen by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006, the tornado is what scientists call ... within the so-called Chamaeleon I Cloud complex—one of the nearest active star forming regions to ...

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 light-years across, and it's dense. It contains nearly 80 percent of all ...

The sight was first given the name 'cosmic tornado' when viewed from the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006. It was spotted in the Chamaeleon I Cloud complex, one of the nearest active star formation ...

Located in the Chamaeleon I Cloud Complex 625 light-years from Earth, Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50) was first spotted by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006. Inspired by its helix-like ...

That’s how they found the so-called “tornadoes.” “We can envision these as space tornados: they are violent streams of gas, they dissipate shortly, and they distribute materials into the e ...

A diagram analyzing space tornadoes. Consider the way that flowing water in a stream moves sand and stones of different sizes and shapes in different ways. By looking at the distribution of ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying unexplainable tornado-like shapes at the heart of our Milky Way. Scientists observe space tornadoes that defy all known objects as they ...

About 625 light-years from Earth, deep within a region of space called the Chamaeleon I Cloud complex ... earned HH 49/50 the nickname “Cosmic Tornado.” One of the most fascinating parts ...