The Early Universe May Have Been Filled With Dark Matter Stars

These "dark stars" are still just hypothetical.

By Jake Parks
Jul 22, 2019 10:00 PMApr 18, 2020 7:57 PM
Dark Matter Stars - Kelly/Discover/NSF
With help from dark matter annihilation, some of the universe’s earliest stars were able to grow much larger than they would otherwise. (Credit: Astronomy/Roen Kelly after NSF)

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Powered by dark matter, dark stars are hypothetical objects that may have inhabited the early universe. If they existed, these mysterious beasts would not only have been the first stars to form in the cosmos, they also might explain how supermassive black holes got their start.

(Credit: Roen Kelly/Astronomy)

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