Nasa finds first Failed Galaxy

[The Elevator Killer 752]

https://www.newser.com/story/381548/nasa-confirms-first-known-failed-galaxy.html

 

Astronomers say they've finally spotted something they've only talked about in theory: a "failed galaxy" made mostly of dark matter and gas, with not a single star in sight. NASA has nicknamed the object "Cloud-9," describing it as a starless, hydrogen-rich cloud dominated by dark matter about 14 million light-years away. Researchers have long suspected such structures existed—essentially dark matter clumps that never gathered enough gas to ignite stars—but this is the first confirmed example, according to NASA. The team says Cloud-9, described in Astrophysical Journal Letters, offers a fresh look at how galaxies might have formed, or fizzled, in the early universe, per CBS News.

 

First flagged three years ago, Cloud-9 was recently scrutinized with the Hubble Space Telescope, which found no stars inside. That absence is exactly the point, says lead investigator Alejandro Benitez-Llambay of the University of Milano-Bicocca, who calls it "the tale of a failed galaxy," adding that "in science, we usually learn more from the failures than from the successes." The cloud's core is made of neutral hydrogen spanning roughly 4,900 light-years, with hydrogen alone totaling around a million times the mass of the sun. The dark matter component is far larger—about 5 billion solar masses—prompting team member Andrew Fox to describe Cloud-9 as a "window into the dark universe."

Cloud-9 is one of nine gas clouds on the outskirts of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 94, but it stands out as smaller, denser, and more spherical than its neighbors and appears physically linked to that galaxy, NASA says. Its existence suggests there may be many more small, dark-matter-heavy structures lurking unnoticed, usually drowned out by the light of nearby stars and galaxies. Astronomers plan additional surveys to hunt for similar objects and to test ideas about dark matter, galaxy formation, and the conditions of the early cosmos. As for Cloud-9 itself, NASA notes it may not be finished evolving: if it keeps accumulating gas, this failed galaxy could one day turn into a real one.

[weepaws 3,476]

How do they know it failed? Maybe, it’s more the way God intended for it to be.  Indeed 

[supermike80 2,177]

29 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

https://www.newser.com/story/381548/nasa-confirms-first-known-failed-galaxy.html

 

Astronomers say they've finally spotted something they've only talked about in theory: a "failed galaxy" made mostly of dark matter and gas, with not a single star in sight. NASA has nicknamed the object "Cloud-9," describing it as a starless, hydrogen-rich cloud dominated by dark matter about 14 million light-years away. Researchers have long suspected such structures existed—essentially dark matter clumps that never gathered enough gas to ignite stars—but this is the first confirmed example, according to NASA. The team says Cloud-9, described in Astrophysical Journal Letters, offers a fresh look at how galaxies might have formed, or fizzled, in the early universe, per CBS News.

 

First flagged three years ago, Cloud-9 was recently scrutinized with the Hubble Space Telescope, which found no stars inside. That absence is exactly the point, says lead investigator Alejandro Benitez-Llambay of the University of Milano-Bicocca, who calls it "the tale of a failed galaxy," adding that "in science, we usually learn more from the failures than from the successes." The cloud's core is made of neutral hydrogen spanning roughly 4,900 light-years, with hydrogen alone totaling around a million times the mass of the sun. The dark matter component is far larger—about 5 billion solar masses—prompting team member Andrew Fox to describe Cloud-9 as a "window into the dark universe."

Cloud-9 is one of nine gas clouds on the outskirts of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 94, but it stands out as smaller, denser, and more spherical than its neighbors and appears physically linked to that galaxy, NASA says. Its existence suggests there may be many more small, dark-matter-heavy structures lurking unnoticed, usually drowned out by the light of nearby stars and galaxies. Astronomers plan additional surveys to hunt for similar objects and to test ideas about dark matter, galaxy formation, and the conditions of the early cosmos. As for Cloud-9 itself, NASA notes it may not be finished evolving: if it keeps accumulating gas, this failed galaxy could one day turn into a real one.

Is it possible it just hasn't started condensing yet?

[The Elevator Killer 752]

1 minute ago, supermike80 said:

Is it possible it just hasn't started condensing yet?

IDK. Ask NASA. Whoever wrote this sucked. They keep referring to the gas as Dark Matter. Are they saying dark matter is gas or do they just don't know anything about the subject and was too lazy to research it. 

[weepaws 3,476]

1 minute ago, The Elevator Killer said:

IDK. Ask NASA. Whoever wrote this sucked. They keep referring to the gas as Dark Matter. Are they saying dark matter is gas or do they just don't know anything about the subject and was too lazy to research it. 

You should ask the OP, it posted this, like it would be shocking news, what the OP should have done before posting, look into what the heck was being said.  

[Hardcore troubadour 16,202]

I bet they elected Muslims and Liberals.  

[weepaws 3,476]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

I bet they elected Muslims and Liberals.  

Even worse, Catholic.  

[The Elevator Killer 752]

4 minutes ago, weepaws said:

You should ask the OP, it posted this, like it would be shocking news, what the OP should have done before posting, look into what the heck was being said.  

Wow. You make a little sense as the author of the article. 

[weepaws 3,476]

2 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

Wow. You make a little sense as the author of the article. 

The OP is the author? That figures do-nuts. 

[supermike80 2,177]

5 hours ago, The Elevator Killer said:

IDK. Ask NASA. Whoever wrote this sucked. They keep referring to the gas as Dark Matter. Are they saying dark matter is gas or do they just don't know anything about the subject and was too lazy to research it. 

I mean.....generally when the origin of the solar system is discussed, its postulated that the gas cloud that developed into it was "nudged" by a close supernova or some other gravitational event.

Maybe that cloud just hasnt had that happen yet

[Cloaca du jour 2,170]

I heard it was run by democrats.

[The Soilost 42]

Trump obviously was at the helm of trying to put it together.

[Mookz 1,397]

Not the first, the second. 

My Galaxy failed and Samsung said it was out of warranty.  

[easilyscan 1,108]

1 hour ago, Mookz said:

Not the first, the second. 

My Galaxy failed and Samsung said it was out of warranty.  

Not bad, not bad at all.

[Grace Under Pressure 259]

That’s a proto-galaxy getting ready to form stars. Probably hundreds of millions of stars to come.

Cold hydrogen gas is the next rare metals, book it.