While 60% of the clouds had the familiar filamentary structure seen in the Milky Way, the remaining 40% had a “fluffy” shape, lacking the elongated features thought to be crucial for star ...

Fluffy, gloomy, wispy or threatening, clouds put on an ever-changing pageant, right above our heads.

Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds. Using the ALMA telescope to observe the Small Magellanic Cloud -- whose environment is ...

The song “Little Fluffy Clouds” was a breakout hit during the dawn of techno music. Turns out, it may also be an apt description of stellar nurseries — the birthplace of stars. These nurseries contain ...

Molecular clouds in the Small Magellanic Cloud (ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tokuda et al., ESA/Herschel) “We sought to understand the formation and evolution of stellar nurseries — molecular clouds ...

The day can start fine with a clear, blue sky but very soon, fluffy clouds begin to appear. This is because the sun heats the ground which, in turn heats the air above it.

NORFOLK, Va. — Spotting a cumulus cloud is pretty easy. The clouds resemble pieces of cotton candy, but why are cumulus clouds fluffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with ...