All Things Space, UFOs, etc.A hidden molecular cloud near our Milky Way’s center Posted on August 6, 2025 by Administrator Our Milky Way galaxy consists of gas, dust and billions of stars. They trace out its spiral arms and form its central bulge, while a supermassive black hole resides at our galaxy’s center. But on July 16, 2025, astronomers from the National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory said they’ve found a giant molecular cloud – a gaseous region of star birth made mostly of molecular hydrogen – that was previously hidden from our view. The molecular cloud lies at a transition zone between the quieter galactic disk and the more extreme central region.
