SCIENTIFICAMERICAN  |  Space & Physics

Starless ‘Cloud-9’ Is an Entirely New Astrophysical Object

无星“Cloud-9”是一种全新的天体物理天体

A diffuse purple blob of gas against the depths of intergalactic space, with a dashed circular annotation denoting the blob's central, most gas-dense region.

A diffuse purple blob of gas against the depths of intergalactic space, with a dashed circular annotation denoting the blob's central, most gas-dense region.

2026-01-06  634  中等
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Based on their understanding of dark matter’s behavior and the hierarchical process of galaxy formation, astronomers have long predicted that such starless objects should exist throughout the cosmos. But until recently, RELHICs had been notoriously difficult to spot.

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