giant molecular cloud

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A cloud of molecular hydrogen typically located in the arm of a spiral galaxy, believed to be an area of active star formation. Protostars are located in the densest regions of such clouds. See more at protostar.

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Orion			These two quantities are expected to be correlated since this is gas in giant molecular clouds, which are the birth places of stars. Scientist uses new instrument to dissect nearby galaxies to learn how ... by Asian News International Papers on giant molecular clouds include a report of the Boston University-FCRAO Galactic Ring Survey. The formation and evolution of massive young star clusters; ... by SciTech Book News The researchers found signs of the amino acid in the radio-wave region of the spectra from three giant molecular clouds. Space invaders: the stuff of life has far-flung origins by Goho, Alexandra / Science News			giant conch giant coreopsis giant crab giant eland Giant fennel giant fern giant fir giant foxtail giant fulmar giant garlic giant granadilla giant ground sloth giant helleborine Giant heron giant hives giant hogweed giant hornet giant hyssop giant impact theory giant kangaroo Giant kettle giant killer giant kingfisher giant lizard giant moa giant molecular cloud giant northwest shipworm Giant order giant panda giant peacock moth giant perch giant petrel giant pigfish giant planet giant potato creeper giant powder giant puffball giant red paintbrush giant redwood giant reed giant ryegrass giant salamander giant scallop giant schnauzer giant scrambling fern giant seaperch giant sequoia giant silkworm giant silkworm moth giant slalom giant squid			Giant Magneto Resistance Giant Magneto-Impedance Giant Magneto-Resistance Giant Magneto-Resistance Random-Access Memory Giant Magnetocaloric Effect Material Giant magnetoresistance Giant magnetoresistance Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive effect Giant marine toad Giant marine toad Giant marine toad Giant mastodons Giant mastodons Giant mastodons Giant Metamyelocyte Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope Giant Migratory Contraction Giant millipede Giant millipede Giant millipede Giant millipede Giant Mine Remediation Project Giant Mitochondria giant moa giant moa Giant mole Giant mole giant molecular cloud giant molecular structure Giant Mountains Giant multicentric hyperplasia of the lymph nodes Giant neotropical toad Giant neotropical toad Giant neotropical toad Giant Nevus giant northwest shipworm giant nuclear resonance Giant nuclear resonances Giant Ocean Tank Giant order Giant order Giant orders Giant orders Giant Otter Shrew giant otter shrews Giant Pachinko Machine of Doom giant panda giant panda giant panda giant panda giant panda giant panda Giant Panda Conservation Unit Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Giant panda habitat Giant pandas Giant pandas Giant pandas

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