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# Did JWST Discover Dark Matter Stars?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/pbs-space-time/episode/did-jwst-discover-dark-matter-stars-7vgkhp/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:12:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T13:28:40.000Z
- Description: Did JWST just find a new type of star powered by dark matter?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS Space Time, Season 9, Episode 22, #ZZZ_Episode_08d0d821-b7d9-476e-bf2a-b8e95d12226f, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_ae70f836-13b6-4c9d-b61f-99f7b8bc29eb, #v1.16

No one was expecting that JWST would find a completely new type of star—one mostly made of and powered by dark matter and shining as bright as an entire galaxy. Which, by the way, might help us explain those pesky giant galaxies.