The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 ...

creating the dark structure seen in the image. The different colors in the image represent different elements that are present in the nebula. The blue shades in the background come from ionized ...

A battle is raging between darkness and light in the constellation Circinus, and a new image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera captures a key turning point in the cosmic ...