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Webb Telescope may have uncovered ancient stars powered by dark matter
Dark stars are candidates for the first stars that formed in the Universe, 200 million years after the Big Bang, and powered by dark matter.
- Dark stars are candidates for the first stars that formed in the Universe, 200 million years after the Big Bang, and powered by dark matter.
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- Webb Telescope may have uncovered ancient stars powered by dark matter
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- Center: Dark stars are candidates for the first stars that formed in the Universe, 200 million years after the Big Bang, and powered by dark matter.
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- 52m agoBBC Sky at Night Magazine: Dark stars are candidates for the first stars that formed in the Universe, 200 million years after the Big Bang, and powered by dark matter.
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