Images reveal the coldest, most isolated places in the universe

In a starry sky, this cosmic image shows a giant black hole in its center.

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This giant black hole is a physical cloud - known as a dark molecular cloud - preventing all light from passing through it. Here, the high concentration of dust and molecular gas absorbs all visible light emitted by the stars. The core of molecular clouds are the coldest and most isolated places in the universe.

The strange "black hole" is said to be a dark molecular cloud. The core part of those
Molecular clouds are the coldest and most isolated places in the universe.

Barnard 68 lies in the constellation direction Ophiuchus is one of the most remarkable molecular clouds. Astronomers say there is no central star that means Barnard 68 is relatively close. At that time, Barnard 68 was about 500 light-years away and about half a light-year wide.

However, it is still not known exactly how molecular clouds such as Barnard 68 formed but it is known that these clouds are likely to be the place where new stars form.

Indeed, Barnard 68 was discovered when it was showing signs of disintegrating and forming a new star system. One can see through this molecular cloud in infrared light.