Hubble examines Cloud-9, first of new type of object

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a "relic" or remnant of early galaxy ...

New type of cosmic object spotted. Here's why astronomers are on 'Cloud-9'

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...
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What is this thing?: 48 times people stumbled upon mysterious objects

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?! Unfortunately, it most likely won’t be Superman. And, chances are, it’s not the Twister either.

Astronomers on ‘Cloud-9’ After Discovering First-of-Its-Kind Space Object

The latest finding offers "a window into the dark universe,” said one of the researchers behind the groundbreaking discovery.
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Rare Earth-Sun alignment enables new observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...
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Starless ‘Failed Galaxy’ Is First of Its Kind Ever Seen

A potential new type of celestial object has all the makings of a normal small galaxy. It’s rich with the same hydrogen gas that births suns and planets, and it lies within a halo of dark matter, the ...
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Mysterious Object Screaming Toward Mars Is Huge and Far More Massive Than Scientists Thought, According to New Paper

For over two months, astronomers have been closely following an interstellar object — dubbed 3I/ATLAS — as it screams through the solar system at a breakneck speed. The unusual visitor was only the ...
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Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Earlier this month, astronomers were thrilled to spot an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system on an extremely unusual ...