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#PhotoOfTheDay: Sagittarius B2 Molecular Cloud

The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars in unprecedented detail in this image of the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud released in Sept 2025.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/sagittarius-b2-molecular-cloud/

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A #Molecular #Cloud is a vast, cold, and dense region of gas and dust in the interstellar medium where molecules can form, primarily molecular hydrogen.

Often referred to as "stellar nurseries," these clouds are the primary birthplaces of stars and planetary systems.

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