Interstellar environment
Star-Forming Regions
The dense cores of molecular clouds where gravity pulls gas together into new stars, and where the heat and radiation of those young stars drive a burst of chemistry. The Orion Nebula is the nearest region of massive star formation and the most-studied example.
Environments, telescopes & molecules
Across astrochemistry
Knowledge connections
- Associated withMolecular Clouds
- Associated withOrion Nebula
- Associated withMolecular Clouds
- Associated withShock Chemistry
- Associated withOpen Cluster
- Associated withStellar Association
- Associated withEmission Nebula
- Associated withHII Region
- Associated withBok Globule
- Associated withThe Cone Nebula
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.