Scientists have discovered a potentially star-forming cloud and called it "Eos ... by detecting the cloud’s faint glow in far-ultraviolet light, something scientists weren’t even sure was possible.

The cloud, named Eos, is chock-full of molecular hydrogen and possibly rife with star-forming potential in ... And “it is literally glowing in the dark,” she added. Identifying and studying ...

Today, most of the Milky Way’s primordial gas has already become stars, or is dispersed in the galactic halo at densities far too low for star formation. Much of the material in neither category ...

Instead, the researchers detected Eos through the fluorescent glow of hydrogen molecules within ... "There definitely are more CO-dark clouds waiting to be discovered," Burkhart said.

After dark, they glow again and become an electric art walk. At Railay Bay, some nights feel like magic. Under the right conditions—clear skies and little moonlight—bioluminescent plankton ...