New 'Cloud-9' object could reveal the secrets of dark matter

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

NASA finds starless, dark-matter astronomical object using Hubble Space Telescope — first confirmed detection of its kind in universe

A NASA team using the Hubble Space Telescope found an object in space never recorded before, nicknamed “Cloud-9.” ...

Mysterious space object is full of dark matter

This cloud is a window into the dark Universe,” study co-author and Space Telescope Science Institute (STCScl) team member ...
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Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery

Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly ...
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'It would be a fundamental breakthrough': Mysterious dark matter may interact with cosmic 'ghost particles'

New research puts forward compelling new evidence that dark matter interacts with cosmic "ghost particles" called neutrinos.
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This mystery object may be loaded with dark matter

A strange, starless cloud on the edge of a nearby galaxy is forcing astronomers to confront one of the biggest unknowns in ...

Dark stars could help solve three pressing puzzles of the high-redshift universe

A recent study provides answers to three seemingly disparate yet pressing cosmic dawn puzzles. Specifically, the authors show ...

This Physics Conundrum Stumped Fictional Scientists. Real Scientists Just Solved It.

Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could potentially be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang ...