Dark Stars found by James Webb Space Telescope? Clues to dark matter?
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected three luminous objects that could potentially be "dark stars." These hypothetical objects are believed to be powered by the annihilation of dark matter particles and could surpass the size and brightness of our sun.
First Observations of Dark StarsAccording to an official release, Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist at the University of Texas at Austin, expressed her excitement about the discovery, stating, "Discovering a new type of star is fascinating on its own, but if we find that dark matter is fueling these stars, it would be groundbreaking", according to an Interesting Engineering report.
Dark matter, an elusive substance that makes up around 25 percent of the universe, is challenging to observe due to its lack of interac...