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molecular cloud [mə′lek·yə·lər ′klau̇d] (astronomy) A dense cloud of interstellar gas in which molecules have formed in appreciable abundance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Your body and the bacteria that reside on your skin are giving off a molecular cloud of human-specific odorants. When that radiation passes through the dust in a molecular cloud or surrounding a dying star in the Milky Way, organic molecules absorb some of the emissions and release that radiation at different wavelengths. A project involving JPL and Caltech scientists, among others, to study the process by which stars form out of giant molecular clouds of gas within our galaxy. |
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