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Dark matter and energy

Dark matter and energy

Stars powered by dark matter may have been seen by the JWST  

01 Aug 2023
Supermassive dark stars
Dark stars, not galaxies: these three objects were originally identified as galaxies by the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey. Now, however, a trio of astronomers argues that they are actually supermassive dark stars. (Courtesy: NASA/ESA)
A trio of US astronomers has found compelling evidence for the existence of “dark stars”

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