Astronomers have found strong evidence suggesting the possible existence of dark stars, massive objects in the early universe powered partly by dark matter. Dark stars was first proposed in 2007 by Katherine Freese and her team, dark stars are thought to form when large clouds of hydrogen and helium mix with self annihilating dark matter. The energy released prevents the gas from collapsing into black holes, allowing star like objects to form without normal nuclear fusion.

Basically, the possible discovery of dark stars could change what we know about the early universe. These stars might explain how very large black holes formed so quickly after the Big Bang, because dark stars could grow huge and then collapse into black holes.

It could also teach us more about dark matter. If dark stars exist, it shows that dark matter can release energy, which helps scientists understand what it is and how it behaves.
Finally, it could change how we think about the first stars. Early star formation might have been more complex than we thought, involving energy from dark matter as well as normal fusion. Overall, this discovery could help scientists better understand how the universe and its stars developed.