Summary:
- Astronomers have discovered a massive molecular cloud hidden in the Milky Way galaxy, using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope.
- This cloud, located near the center of the Milky Way, is estimated to be about 8 million times the mass of the Sun and is one of the largest molecular clouds ever detected in our galaxy.
- The discovery of this hidden cloud provides new insights into the structure and composition of the Milky Way, and helps scientists better understand the process of star formation in the dense, central regions of our galaxy.