Article: Hot gas around cold dust cloud surprises astronomers.

Article: ARGENTINA: Coalsack delivery is a big surprise.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);  December 17, 1998 ;     613 words ...COALSACK saved national honour with a surprise ... the 1990 Pellegrini winner, Algenib. Coalsack had run creditably in a number of big ... 29, who rode him on Saturday, settled Coalsack in fourth while Petit Cafe disputed the ...

Dictionary definition: Coalsack
A Dictionary of Astronomy;      291 words ...Coalsack A conspicuous dark nebula in the southern constellation ... open cluster, the Jewel Box , is visible next to the Coalsack, but is actually far more distant. The Northern Coalsack is another name for part of the Great Rift .

Dictionary definition: Northern Coalsack
A Dictionary of Astronomy;      229 words ...Northern Coalsack Another name for part of the dark nebula known as the Great Rift .

Article: STORIES OF MODERN SCIENCE ... FROM UPI
United Press International;  May 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... aspect of the zone in the sky called Coalsack could cause astronomers to think of it ... treasure chest. Astronomers have found the Coalsack has hot gases on its perimeter, a finding that means the Coalsack could provide many opportunities to learn ...

Article: Stories of Modern Science ... from UPI.
United Press International;  May 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... aspect of the zone in the sky called Coalsack could cause astronomers to think of it ... treasure chest. Astronomers have found the Coalsack has hot gases on its perimeter, a finding that means the Coalsack could provide many opportunities to learn ...

Article: Explorers of the Southern Sky: A History of Australian Astronomy.
American Scientist;  November 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... aboriginal visiting the Southern Cross is aiming a spear at the Coalsack, whose eerie dark depths might well harbor something dangerous. Today, you must leave town to see the Coalsack or even the Milky Way, but the finest details of the southern ...

Milky Way.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... Great Rift, a band of dark matter that lies along the Milky Way, dividing it into two forks. Another dark region is the Coalsack, in Crux. Once believed to be vast empty regions in space, these dark areas are now known to be clouds of dark matter blotting ...