Dark Stars: the First Stars in the Universe may be powered by Dark Matter Heating

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A new line of research on Dark Stars is reviewed, which suggests that the first stars to exist in the universe were powered by dark matter heating rather than by fusion.

• Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, which may be there own antipartmers, collect inside the first stars and annihilate to produce a heat source that can power the stars.
• A new stellar phase results, a Dark Star, powered by dark matter annihilation as long as there is dark matter fuel.