The object is considered a relic from the early universe because it was unable to accumulate enough gas to create stars. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the object is devoid of stars after it ...

How do you find a galaxy that never formed? The standard cosmological model predicts the existence of “failed” galaxies — clumps of dark matter that captured gas but never birthed a star. Because they ...

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 ...

Astronomers have finally confirmed the existence of RELHICs—a long-theorized class of dark, starless clouds from the early universe. Reading time 3 minutes The universe is filled with plenty of wonder ...

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 ...

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 ...

A team of astronomers are, in a manner of speaking, on cloud nine after discovering a never-before-seen astronomical object in the distant universe. This image shows the location of Cloud-9, which is ...