Episode Title

Dark Stars and Water in Hot Places

Series Producers

Joshua Colwell, University of Central FloridaFollow
Adrienne Dove, University of Central FloridaFollow
Audrey Martin, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

Series Title

Walkabout the Galaxy

Keywords

JWST; James Webb Space Telescope; water; dark stars

Disciplines

Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics

Description

The JWST has spotted water vapor in the hot inner region of a protoplanetary disk, the same region where rocky planets like are own are expected to form. This suggests water can be incorporated into terrestrial planets during formation, without relying on comet impacts. Much, much further away, a new interpretation of JWST results is consistent with dark stars. They are actually quite bright, but are powered by the annihilation of dark matter rather than by nuclear fusion. Catch up on these discoveries, planetary trivia, and much more with your friendly neighborhood astroquarks.

Date Created

8-2-2023

Item Type

Podcast

Type

article

Recommended Citation

Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Martin, Audrey, "Dark Stars and Water in Hot Places" (2023). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 249.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/249