Cloud-9 is a recently-discovered, gas-rich galaxy that shows no signs of star formation. The failed galaxy is a RELHIC cloud of neutral hydrogen and represents early galaxy formation during the reionization era of our universe. While the hydrogen cloud's mass is one million times the mass of our sun, the dark matter has been calculated at roughly five-thousand times that.
Join us this week as Mike investigates a galaxy predicted by cold dark matter theory.
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Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical events, the field of astronomy, and astronomy-related guests. It airs Thursdays at 9:45 am on KSMU.