Astronomers using the NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what appears to be a long-predicted but never before confirmed cosmic object: a gas-rich cloud dominated ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...

Nearly 90 years ago, a little thing called the Hindenburg Disaster ignited public understanding of the volatility of the most abundant element in our universe, hydrogen. As we continue the slow crawl ...

Scientists have discovered a massive molecular cloud close to the solar system. As big as 40 full moons as seen from Earth, the vast structure — which poses no threat — is composed primarily of ...

Astrophysicists have 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. The scientists ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially star-forming cloud and called it "Eos." It is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the sun and Earth ever to be detected.