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## [Katherine Freese on Dark Matter Stars in the Early Universe](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/katherine-freese-on-dark-matter-stars-in-the-early-universe/3985)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [12 November 2023 23:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/katherine-freese-on-dark-matter-stars-in-the-early-universe/3985 "2023-11-12T23:11:10Z")

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Astronomers have long hypothesised that the first stars that formed after the Big Bang were a type they rather confusingly named “Population III” (with the “III” indicating only that they were the third ste…