The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus ...

A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the ...

The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 times that of the sun. Astronomers have discovered a dense stellar ...

"This cloud is literally glowing in the dark,” Burkhart said. Burkart and her team were able to make the discovery by observing data collected by a far-ultraviolet spectrograph called FIMS-SPEAR ...

“The data showed glowing hydrogen molecules detected via fluorescence in the far-ultraviolet. This cloud is literally glowing in the dark.” According to researchers, the cloud spans about 40 ...

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the ...

Hello, Eos! Recently discovered molecular cloud is believed to be one of the largest structures in the sky and among the closest to Earth and the sun.