Stars near the Milky Way’s galactic center appear younger than theories predict based on their properties. This puzzling finding is being investigated.
A new study simulations that stars in this region could find an endless energy source by capturing dark matter particles. As these collide and annihilate inside the stars, they release energy.
This dark matter annihilation could maintain the stars and make them “immortal” even after regular nuclear fusion fuel runs out, indefinitely powering them.
The simulations show dark matter annihilation inside stars could balance gravitational forces similarly to how nuclear fusion currently does.
More dark matter is believed to exist at the galactic center, potentially fueling this mechanism. Precise observations of more stars there could test this hypothesis.
Confirming this could help explain the strange properties of stars near the Milky Way’s center that currently defy stellar evolution predictions. More data is needed to evaluate this proposed dark matter energy source theory.
Source: Live Science
