00:00Astrophysicists have a pretty good idea how most stars form where hydrogen undergoes a
00:08fusion reaction with helium growing into giant bright light producing spheres however some
00:13don't seem to fit into that exact mold not evolving in the way we might expect and now
00:17experts might have an idea as to why the new study suggests that instead of the aforementioned
00:23fusion reaction providing ongoing energy for the star rather it's dark matter that feeds it
00:28researchers used an advanced computer simulation to test the theory feeding the stars and effectively
00:33infinite supply of dark matter particles which were colliding with antimatter and because of
00:38the nature and quantity of theorized dark matter in the universe this process could deliver enough
00:42energy for a star to survive for as long as 100 times its normal life cycle with the researchers
00:48writing the very inner galaxy is exactly where the dark matter density is high enough for dark
00:52matter annihilation to substantially replace nuclear fusion as the stellar energy source allowing stars
00:58to stay forever young despite their advanced age experts say this not only explains some strange
01:03phenomena involving some old and new stars near the center of our galaxy but it might also be a good
01:09place to look for a better understanding of dark matter
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