Dark stars are celestial objects heated by dark matter annihilation instead of nuclear fusion. In the preprint arXiv:2304.01173 three objects observed by JWST were identified as potential dark stars. However, these objects lacked high-resolution spectra required to distinguish them from early galaxies. Similar to conventional stars, dark stars are expected to display absorption lines, while galaxies often exhibit emission lines from nebulae within them. If these objects are observed to feature Helium-II absorption characteristics, it would provide strong evidence supporting their classification as dark stars rather than early galaxies.
This market will resolve as 'YES' if any of the three objects identified in 'arXiv:2304.01173' as dark star candidates are confirmed to exhibit Helium-II absorption spectra.
This market will resolve as 'NO' otherwise