Just 500 light years away, the Chamaeleon Complex, and in particular its dark cloud Chamaeleon I, is a hotbed of young, ...

A breathtaking new image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures the star-forming region of Chamaeleon I, a site that ...

The origin of our sun, and all the planets, comets and asteroids that orbit it, can be traced back to their birthplace inside ...

A new image taken by the powerful Dark Energy Camera (DECam) has revealed a breathtaking view of one of the closest ...

That census was captured in the Chamaeleon I molecular cloud, which lies about 500 light-years away from Earth and is currently developing "dozens" of stars. This region is part of the 65-light ...

The image shows the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, a star-forming region that is one of the nearest to Earth in our galaxy. This nebula is known as an infrared nebula because it glows brightly in the ...

This vast stellar nursery, known as the Chamaeleon Cloud Complex, stretches 65 light-years wide, occupying most of the Chamaeleon constellation, which is visible from the Southern Hemisphere.

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Astronomers imaged the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula in visible light using the Gemini South’s 8.1-meter telescope on top of the Cerro Pachón mountain. The nebula gained its name because it ...