Cygnus X-3 System's 'Little Friend' Is A Bok Globule - Most Distant Found Yet | Video

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 15:01 in Astronomy & Space

A gas cloud "Little Friend" that is likely forming a new star has been observed in x-rays by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. It was determined to be a small, dense, and very cold cloud, which are the features of a Bok globule.

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