A completely dark, invisible object weighing 1 million times the mass of the Sun has been detected through its gravitational ...

First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...

A newly discovered interstellar object is racing toward our solar system, capturing the attention of scientists worldwide. Unlike other known celestial bodies, this object appears to be emitting its ...

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Researchers have found a suspected clump of dark matter lurking within the luminous halo of a well-known "Einstein ring." The mysterious object, the smallest of its kind ever seen, could help shed ...

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

Astronomers have potentially discovered a new astronomical object, Cloud-9, which could illuminate the enigma of dark matter.

I/ATLAS is old news; NASA's discovery of the mysterious starless object Cloud 9 is rewriting cosmic theory. Here is what scientists know so far.