Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be examples of dark stars. The concept of dark stars has existed for some ...

Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature of one of the universe’s great mysteries. These three objects (JADES-GS-z13-0, JADES-GS-z12-0, and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has already spotted some amazing things in its first year of science operations, but if a new study holds water it might be one of the most important finds of all time.

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope hint that the universe’s first stars might not have been ordinary fusion-powered suns, but enormous “supermassive dark stars” powered by dark ...

We may have seen the first hints of strange stars powered by dark matter. These so-called dark stars could explain several of the most mysterious objects in the universe, while also giving us hints ...

Hints of impossibly bright, massive objects in the infant universe have forced astronomers to rethink how the first cosmic structures formed. A growing group of researchers now argues that some of ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Scientists working with the James Webb Space ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexey A. Petrov, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists working ...

Alexey A Petrov receives funding from the US Department of Energy. Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be ...

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