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

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. The starless cloud composed of dark matter, ...
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Astronomers discover never-before-seen celestial object: “Cloud 9”

A team of researchers discovered a new type of astronomical object that may help experts learn more about the formation of galaxies and the development of the early universe. NASA dubbed the object ...
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Forget 3I/ATLAS; NASA discovers shocking astronomical object 'Cloud 9' — what we know

Are you still trying to figure out the truth on 3I/ATLAS? You are not alone, space lovers and scientists both have been obsessed with cosmic enigmas in 2025 and 2026. One story that has dominated ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Astronomers Find an Odd Space Cloud, Like a Galaxy Without Stars, That Could Shed Light on the Secrets of Dark Matter

Cloud-9, shown in magenta. The circle represents the region where researchers focused their search for stars—the peak of radio emission. NASA, ESA, VLA, Gagandeep Anand (STScI), Alejandro ...
BGR

'Window Into The Dark Universe': NASA Finds New Type Of Astronomical Object

Cloud-9 was first discovered about three years ago by a telescope located in Guizhou, China. However, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) wasn't able to exactly identify it for ...
Phys.org

Researchers develop neural network for large-scale celestial object classification

A new study led by researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a neural network-based method for large-scale celestial object classification, according ...