Possible Discovery of Dark Matter Star in Strange Star System

TL;DR
Astronomers have discovered a peculiar star system observed by the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, which may be a never-before-seen type of star made of invisible dark matter. The system consists of a sunlike star and a mysterious companion, which is much more massive. While one possibility is that it's a black hole, researchers propose that it could be a clump of dark matter particles, known as boson stars. This unique system gives us a rare opportunity to study the behavior of strong gravity, allowing us to examine Einstein's theory of general relativity to see if it holds up.
Topics:sciencescience-and-astronomy#black-hole#boson-stars#dark-matter#general-relativity#science-and-astronomy#star-system
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