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2 hours ago · China
Lone, starless cloud may be a 'dark' galaxy
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTC. The headline in use is “Lone, starless cloud may be a 'dark' galaxy”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Astronomers using China's FAST radio telescope have discovered a compact cloud of hydrogen with no visible stars or galaxy around it. This could be one of the strongest candidates yet for an isolated "dark galaxy," containing nearly 500,000 times the sun's mass in neutral hydrogen.
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