Astronomers have identified Cloud 9, a nearby dark matter halo filled with gas but no stars. The discovery supports key predictions about how galaxies form and why some never do.
An object spotted in deep space is the strongest candidate yet for a galaxy arrested during early development.
This cloud is a window into the dark Universe,” study co-author and Space Telescope Science Institute (STCScl) team member ...
Gas cloud collisions during galaxy mergers compress interstellar material, triggering new star formation, as observed in interacting systems studied by NASA and reported by Universe Today.
WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a "failed galaxy," a massive, starless ...
Astronomers have spotted gas clouds that contain material dispersed by the deaths of the universe's earliest stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...