Astronomers find giant hidden molecular cloud fueling star birth in Milky Way
Astrobitica
July 16, 2025 (Last updated: July 16, 2025) 1 minute read
An international team of astronomers has discovered a massive cloud of gas and dust located in a little-known region of our Milky Way galaxy. The Giant Molecular Cloud (GMC) is about 60 parsecs—or 200 light years—long.