Ivan EderAstrophysicists Aris Tritsis and Konstantinos Tassis compared a sophisticated computer simulation to observational data on an object called the "Musca molecular cloud", also known as the "Dark Doodad". The Musca molecular cloud looks like a dark smear on the sky, at least in visible light. Like Kylo Ren, the Dark Doodad may look dark and brooding, but it's extremely violent, as star formation pumps lots of energy back into the environment. The combination of these waves and magnetic fields produces variations in the temperature of the molecular cloud, which can be observed in infrared light. The Musca cloud appears long and skinny, which led many astronomers to speculate that it's been pulled apart by gravitational forces.

Source: Forbes May 10, 2018 18:23 UTC