Well, maybe this newly discovered object should be called a failed galaxy… it has some of the hallmarks of galaxies, dark matter, and gas, namely, but it did fail to form any stars. Meet Cloud-9.

Astronomers may have discovered a previously unknown type of astronomical object, nicknamed “Cloud-9,” that could shed light on dark matter, one of the biggest mysteries in the universe. Dark matter ...

This image shows the location of Cloud-9, which is 2000 light-years from Earth. The diffuse magenta is radio data from the ground-based Very Large Array (VLA) showing the presence of the cloud. The ...

The object is considered a "failed galaxy" from the early universe that did not form stars. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope helped confirm the discovery. The discovery provides a rare opportunity to ...

The Cosmic Picture: An international team of researchers has observed the first-ever instance of a new type of celestial object. Dubbed Cloud-9, the structure is a gas cloud composed primarily of dark ...

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy. When you purchase ...