JWST May Have Found the Universe’s First Stars Powered by Dark Matter

JWST may have found the Universe’s first stars powered by dark matter

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 matter annihilation. These colossal, luminous hydrogen-and-helium spheres may explain both the existence of unexpectedly bright early galaxies and the origin of the first supermassive black holes.

JWST May Have The Best Evidence Yet of a Bizarre 'Dark Star'

JWST might have spotted the 'smoking gun' of a hypothetical object called a dark star in the distant Universe.

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Unprecedented Evidence of a 'Dark Star' Phenomenon – Archyde

Archyde James Webb Telescope Detects Potential ‘Smoking Gun’ of Dark Stars, Rewriting Early Universe theories October 14, 2025 – In a groundbreaking finding that could reshape our understanding of the early… You can read the full story here: James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Unprecedented Evidence of a ‘Dark Star’ Phenomenon.