dark star

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. an invisible member of a binary or multiple star system.

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dark star British  

noun

1. an invisible star known to exist only from observation of its radio, infrared, or other spectrum or of its gravitational effect, such as an invisible component of a binary or multiple star

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Example Sentences

John Kadlecik, who has performed extensively with members of the Dead and co-founded Dark Star Orchestra, a band that re-creates Dead concerts, said that much of the “less than stellar moments” from Godchaux came during the Wall of Sound years, when she had trouble hearing herself on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For the first time we have identified spectroscopic supermassive dark star candidates in JWST, including the earliest objects at redshift 14, only 300 Myr after the Big Bang," said Freese, the Jeff and Gail Kodosky Endowed Chair in Physics and director of the Weinberg Institute and Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics at UT Austin.

From Science Daily

Researchers said that if both spectral features are confirmed, the object cannot be an isolated dark star, but rather may be a dark star embedded in a metal rich environment.

From Science Daily

This could be the outcome of a merger, where a dark matter halo hosting a dark star merges with a galaxy.

From Science Daily

Fullers produces London Pride, as well cider and soft drinks brand Cornish Orchards and craft cask brewer Dark Star.

From BBC