TMC-1 is like a wispy thread woven deep inside the sprawling Taurus Molecular Cloud, a cold, dark nursery where stars are yet to be born. It’s about 130 light-years away, weighs roughly eight times the mass of our Sun, and is packed with gas…

TMC-1 is like a wispy thread woven deep inside the sprawling Taurus Molecular Cloud, a cold, dark nursery where stars are yet to be born. It’s about 130 light-years away, weighs roughly eight times the mass of our Sun, and is packed with gas…