'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say

A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of long-dead A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes. These low-frequency gravitational waves were detected back in 2023 using an array of cosmic lighthouses, or pulsars , in a so-called " pulsar timing array [1].

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1. space.com · 'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say Aug 21, 2026

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