Tag: dark stars
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What are dark stars? How they could solve three cosmic mysteries
What are dark stars? Dark stars are a theoretical idea proposed to explain how the first generations of luminous objects in the universe formed during cosmic dawn. Unlike ordinary stars powered by nuclear fusion, these hypothetical stars would be energized in part by the annihilation of dark matter particles in their cores. This extra energy…
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Dark Stars: A Cut-Above Theory Explaining 3 Cosmic Dawn Mysteries
What are dark stars? Dark stars are a theoretical type of early star that could ignite not only by nuclear fusion but also with a glow powered by dark matter. In some models, pairs of dark matter particles annihilate inside a forming star, releasing heat that sustains luminosity even as ordinary fuel wavers. While not…
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Dark Stars: Could They Explain Three Cosmic Mysteries Revealed by JWST
What Are Dark Stars? Dark stars are a theoretical type of stellar object that could have formed in the early universe. Unlike ordinary stars powered by nuclear fusion, dark stars are hypothesized to glow faintly because they draw energy from the annihilation of dark matter particles, or through alternative energy sources linked to the surrounding…
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Potential Smoking Gun Signatures Of Supermassive Dark Stars Found In JWST Data
JWST data fuel new clues about the universe’s first stars The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is helping astronomers push the boundaries of the early universe. A team led by Cosmin Ilie of Colgate University, with collaborators Shafaat Mahmud, Jillian Paulin, and Katherine Freese, reports four extremely distant objects whose spectra and shapes align with…