"The Brick" is a dark patch in the Milky Way. It turns out to contain carbon monoxide ice.

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The Brick is a boxy cloud of opaque dust at the centre of the Milky Way, which has confused scientists ever since its discovery 30 years ago. It just got even weirder.

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