Brandon Specktor (@bspecktor.bsky.social)

Black holes don't hold the monopoly on darkness. 'Dark nebulae', like the nearby Circinus molecular cloud, are regions of space so dense with gas & dust that light rarely escapes them. NSF's Dark Energy Camera just took one of the best-ever images of one. www.livescience.com/space/astron...

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Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, a region of space that's so dense with gas that light... https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/scientists-spot-a-dark-nebula-being-torn-apart-by-rowdy-infant-stars-offering-clues-about-our-own-solar-systems-past