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James Webb Telescope Dark Star Discovery Could Rewrite Cosmic History

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified potential dark star candidates in the early universe. These theoretical objects would be powered by dark matter annihilation rather than nuclear fusion. The discovery could explain mysterious bright objects observed in the universe’s infancy.

The James Webb Space Telescope appears to have spotted what scientists are calling “dark stars,” primordial celestial bodies powered by dark matter annihilation rather than conventional nuclear fusion. This groundbreaking discovery, detailed in a recent Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper, could fundamentally reshape our understanding of stellar evolution and the early universe.

What Are Dark Stars?