dark star
Black hole cousin
A dark star is a stellar object that emits little or no visible light.
In astrophysics, the term applies to several theoretical concepts: a star so massive that light cannot escape its gravitational pull (a precursor idea to black holes), or a hypothetical early-universe star powered by dark matter annihilation rather than nuclear fusion.
In popular usage, dark star carries a mystical or ominous quality—something powerful but hidden: She was the dark star of the art world, influential but rarely seen.
Cannot be detected
- gravitational lensingMass distorting light's path
- spacetimeMerged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
- EinsteinByword for genius
Laplace · Newtonian · escape velocity · light trap · hypothetical · cosmology · quantum gravity · anomaly
Collapsed star's remnant
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- singularityPoint where values explode
- supernovaExploding massive star
binary system · pulsar · quasar · brown dwarf · interstellar · galaxy · cosmos · astrophysics
unobservable
Cannot be detected
- gravitational lensingMass distorting light's path
- spacetimeMerged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
Einstein · Laplace · Newtonian · escape velocity · light trap · hypothetical · cosmology · quantum gravity · anomaly · detection
black hole
Collapsed star's remnant
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- singularityPoint where values explode
supernova · binary system · pulsar · quasar · brown dwarf · interstellar · galaxy · cosmos · astrophysics · astronomy
- starsSirius, Polaris, sol, sun, Vega
- Stellar Objectswhite dwarf, black hole, pulsar, magnetar, brown dwarf
dark starbright star
Intensely glowing celestial body
supergiant · supernova · white dwarf · quasar · sun
dark starsuperstar
Exceptionally famous performer
star · rising star · bright star · celebrity · luminary
dark, star, darken, darkly, darkness, darker, darkest, darkling, stars