Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Galaxy With No Stars

Astronomers using China’s FAST radio telescope have discovered J1351+0039, a mysterious hydrogen cloud with no visible stars.

It could be a rare dark galaxy dominated by dark matter, where gas never cooled enough to form stars. Future observations with the Hubble or James Webb Space Telescope may finally reveal what this elusive cosmic object really is.

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