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Missions & Exploration
By Luisa Marconi · 1h
Radio telescope finds starless hydrogen cloud
Astronomers using China's FAST radio telescope have identified an isolated neutral hydrogen cloud with no detected visible stars.
By Luisa Marconi · 1hBEIJING, China, Oct. 17, 2026 - Astronomers using China's FAST radio telescope discovered an isolated neutral hydrogen cloud designated J1351+0039 that shows no detected visible stars.
Researchers state that deep observations from Hubble or James Webb Space Telescopes are required to confirm J1351+0039 is truly starless.
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin used observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to investigate SIMP 0136, a brown dwarf located approximately 20 light-years from Earth.
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