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Dark Matter Stars in the Early Universe?

OriginalArlen writes "UniverseToday reports new research which suggests dark matter could have condensed to form 'dark stars' in the early universe. These stars would have been very massive and burned very slowly, fueled by non-fusion reactions, they could still be with us. Astronomers hope to better constrain theories of early galaxy and star formation with observations of gravitational lensing events caused by these ghosts of the primordial universe."

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  1. Snore...... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Grateful Dead predicted the existence of Dark Stars about 30 years ago.

    Curiously, 30 years is how long each of their songs seems to last. (ba-dump!)

    By the way, didin't they invent inertia? (ba-dump!)

    Q: What's the one thing you hope never to hear at a Dreadful Great concert? A: "One more time!" (ba-dump!)

    Keep on SUVin!