German researchers discover exotic 'dark clusters' in their calculations
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Theoretical physicists at the University of Bonn propose a new class of celestial bodies: Dark Star Clusters, consisting of many black holes and some stars orbiting around each other. So far, such a structure is a hypothesis, but they could lead to deeper insights into supernovae explosions, gravitational wave generation and the evolution of star clusters. The scientists published their results in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.