Cosmology2025-11-112 minarXiv:2511.08578expressDark Stars: Hypothetical Cradles of Supermassive Black HolesIn the first moments after the Big Bang, the universe may have given rise to objects unlike the familiar stars — dark stars.Katherine Freese·George M. Fuller·Sohan Ghodla·Cosmin Ilie·Kyle S. Kehrer·Tanja Rindler-Daller·Evangelos I. SfakianakisAdam RiessAlan GuthAlbert Einsteinprimordial black holedark matterstar formationneutron star mergerstellar evolution👍👎☆SimplePopularAdvanced