Astronomers Just Found a ‘Mystery Object’ Surrounded by a Metallic Wind Cloud

Astronomers Spot a Mysterious Metallic Cloud Orbiting Something Even More Mysterious

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Astronomers just found a ‘mystery object’ surrounded by a metallic wind cloud

The cloud and its mystery object are at least a few times the mass of Jupiter

Giant gas cloud holds mysterious object, astronomers say

View larger. | Artist’s concept of a large disk of debris, surrounded by a thick cloud of dust and gas, passing in front of a star. Astronomers said there’s a mysterious object inside the giant gas cloud: possibly a planet, brown dwarf or extremely low-mass star. It was the first time astronomers have measured the internal gas motions of a disk orbiting a secondary object such as a planet or low-mass star. The finding offers a rare glimpse into …

Something Massive and Unknown Is Hiding in Space... and It’s a Giant Cloud Made of Metal

Astronomers have detected a colossal cloud of vaporized metals circling an unidentified object in deep space. The dense cloud, observed using the Gemini South telescope, obscured a distant star’s light for nearly nine months, triggering interest and confusion across the scientific community. The structure, unofficially referred to as Cloud-9, exhibits highly unusual behavior and composition, suggesting it does not fit into any known category of …

Massive Cloud With Metallic Winds Discovered Orbiting A Mystery Object - Astrobiology

In September 2024, a star 3000 light-years away suddenly became 40 times dimmer than usual, and remained so until May 2025. The star, J0705+0612, is similar to our Sun, so its stark dip in brightness caught the attention of Nadia Zakamska, professor of astrophysics at Johns Hopkins University. “Stars like the Sun don’t just stop […] The post Massive Cloud With Metallic Winds Discovered Orbiting A Mystery Object appeared first on Astrobiology.

Massive Cloud With Metallic Winds Discovered Orbiting Mystery Object - Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope achieve unprecedented detection of vaporized metals within a dusty, gaseous cloud during rare stellar occultation

Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This discovery, made with the Gemini South telescope in Chile, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, offers a rare glimpse into the chaotic and dynamic processes still shaping planetary systems long after their formation.