"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and ...

Imagine a star powered not by nuclear fusion, but by one of the universe’s greatest mysteries—dark matter. Scientists have ...

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Astronomers have uncovered the most promising evidence yet for the existence of dark stars—giant cosmic objects powered by ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...

This particular isotope burns away quickly inside stars due to their intense heat. But in cooler objects like brown dwarfs, ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

A proposed satellite mission aims to orbit the far side of the Moon to detect faint radio signals from the universe’s cosmic ...

Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the ...

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the "Cosmic Dawn" by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient ...