Perseus molecular cloud
Okay kiddo, a Perseus molecular cloud is like a big fluffy cloud in space, but instead of being made of water droplets, it is made up of tiny bits of gas and dust.
This cloud is so big that you wouldn't be able to see the whole thing even if you had a really powerful telescope, because it's located about 600 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the Perseus constellation.
Inside this cloud, there are lots of really cold and dark places where the gas and dust have clumped together to form super tiny particles. These particles are so small that they are invisible, even if you were standing right next to them.
But even though you can't see the particles or the individual dust and gas clouds with your eyes, scientists have special instruments that allow them to "see" what's going on in there.
They have learned that inside the Perseus molecular cloud, there are lots of stars being born. These stars form when the gas and dust clump together until it gets so heavy that gravity pulls it all together into a ball.
As the ball of gas and dust gets denser and denser, it starts to get really hot at the center. When it gets hot enough, nuclear reactions begin, and a star is born!
So even though you can't see what's going on inside the Perseus molecular cloud, there's a lot of exciting stuff happening in there. Thanks for listening, kiddo!
This cloud is so big that you wouldn't be able to see the whole thing even if you had a really powerful telescope, because it's located about 600 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the Perseus constellation.
Inside this cloud, there are lots of really cold and dark places where the gas and dust have clumped together to form super tiny particles. These particles are so small that they are invisible, even if you were standing right next to them.
But even though you can't see the particles or the individual dust and gas clouds with your eyes, scientists have special instruments that allow them to "see" what's going on in there.
They have learned that inside the Perseus molecular cloud, there are lots of stars being born. These stars form when the gas and dust clump together until it gets so heavy that gravity pulls it all together into a ball.
As the ball of gas and dust gets denser and denser, it starts to get really hot at the center. When it gets hot enough, nuclear reactions begin, and a star is born!
So even though you can't see what's going on inside the Perseus molecular cloud, there's a lot of exciting stuff happening in there. Thanks for listening, kiddo!