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SIO383: Ask An Astrophysicist Anything!
Sep 5, 2023
Astrophysicist Dr. Bryan Gillis answers listener questions about dinosaurs, Muon G2 and potential new physics, multiple time dimensions and paradoxes, faster-than-light travel and its origins, and dark matter's relation to black holes.
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- Dark stars are theoretical objects that could occur in the early universe if dark matter particles can mutually annihilate each other when compressed.
- Our understanding of stars comes primarily from theoretical models and observations of a wide variety of stars in the universe, rather than just studying our own Sun.
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Dark stars are theoretical objects that could occur in the early universe if dark matter particles can mutually annihilate each other when compressed. They would emit light similar to stars, but their existence is still largely theoretical and not well understood.
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