Astronomers hear a mysterious ‘hum’ across the universe; one explanation begins with strange dark stars 13 billion years ago
- Astronomers may have found a new way to investigate one of the biggest mysteries in cosmic history: how the Universe’s first supermassive black holes were born.
- A faint gravitational-wave “hum” detected through networks of pulsars could contain clues about objects that existed more than 13 billion years ago.
- A new study by researchers at Colgate University suggests that hypothetical Dark Stars, strange early stars powered partly by dark matter, could have left behind black-hole descendants that contribute significantly to this signal.
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- Astronomers may have found a new way to investigate one of the biggest mysteries in cosmic history: how the Universe’s first supermassive black holes were born.
- A faint gravitational-wave “hum” detected through networks of pulsars could contain clues about objects that existed more than 13 billion years ago.
- A new study by researchers at Colgate University suggests that hypothetical Dark Stars, strange early stars powered partly by dark matter, could have left behind black-hole descendants that contribute significantly to this signal.
Sources: Times of India