Submission + - Dark matter stars in the early universe?
OriginalArlen writes: UniverseToday reports new research which suggests dark matter could have condensed to form 'dark stars' (nothing to do with black holes) in the early universe. As they 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. No word from John Carpenter on the prospect of solipsistic thermostellar bombs...
