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A molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near our solar system

by wglb on 5/7/25, 3:13 PM with 4 comments

• by wglb on 5/7/25, 3:13 PM

  Little danger to us as "The team used models to show it is expected to evaporate in 6 million years."

  The referenced article in Nature Astronomy: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02541-7

• by ahazred8ta on 5/7/25, 3:31 PM

  It's 300 light years away, almost 100 light years wide, and very very thin. This is not exactly 'near'.