molecular cloud

molecular cloud
A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed

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  • Orion Molecular Cloud Complex — A picture of Barnard s Loop, which is a primary component of the nebula complex. Also seen in the image are the locations of other nebulae in the complex such as M42. The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (also often referred to as simply the Orion… …   Wikipedia

  • Perseus molecular cloud — The Perseus molecular cloud is a a nearby (600 ly) Giant Molecular Cloud in the constellation of Perseus and contains over 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust covering an area of 6 by 2 degrees. Unlike the Orion molecular cloud it is almost… …   Wikipedia

  • Giant Molecular Cloud —    A large cloud of gas in interstellar space. This gas is more concentrated than in other gas clouds and is combining into molecules. Stars and planets are formed when a Giant Molecular Cloud collapses and coalesces. These clouds may have a… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • Cloud (disambiguation) — A cloud is a visible mass of condensed droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the air. Cloud(s) may also refer to: Contents 1 Fiction 2 Literature 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Molecular graphics — (MG) is the discipline and philosophy of studying molecules and their properties through graphical representation.[1] IUPAC limits the definition to representations on a graphical display device .[2] Ever since Dalton s atoms and Kekulé s benzene …   Wikipedia

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  • Molecular orbital theory — In chemistry, molecular orbital (MO) theory is a method for determining molecular structure in which electrons are not assigned to individual bonds between atoms, but are treated as moving under the influence of the nuclei in the whole… …   Wikipedia

  • Interstellar cloud — is the generic name given to an accumulation of gas, plasma and dust in our and other galaxies. Put differently, an interstellar cloud is a denser than average region of the interstellar medium. Depending on the density, size and temperature of a …   Wikipedia

  • Atomic and molecular astrophysics — Within a few million years the light from bright stars will have boiled away this molecular cloud of gas and dust. The cloud has broken off from the Carina Nebula. Newly formed stars are visible nearby, their images reddened by blue light being… …   Wikipedia

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