... These swarms of bright stars are born near the plane of the Milky Way, but their numbers steadily dwindle as cluster members are strewn through the Galaxy by gravitational interactions. ... The most active part of the Orion Nebular Cloud Complex is an area known as the Kleinmann-Low Nebula. ... Dark Cloud . ... Ominously foreshadowing events to come, a dark cloud of obscuring dust stands out against a luminous star field in the Milky Way. ... Most bright stars in our Milky Way Galaxy reside in a...