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 ...

Known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, the ominous black structure at the center of the image is a vast conglomeration ...

The cloud, called a dark nebula, is so dense that the hot, bright, baby stars within are hidden from view – but hints of ...

A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy–fabricated Dark Energy Camera—one of the ...

Known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, the ominous black structure at the center of the image is a vast conglomeration of star-forming gas located in Circinus, the compass constellation ...

The dark shadow overlaid on a starry background is known as the Circinus West molecular cloud. Circinus West is a cold, dense cloud of gas and dust that stretches out for 180 light-years ...