# \#kaiju-star

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## [“Mothra”—Super-Massive Binary Star in Distant Galaxy Lensed by Dark Matter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/mothra-super-massive-binary-star-in-distant-galaxy-lensed-by-dark-matter/3570)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [7 August 2023 14:23 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/mothra-super-massive-binary-star-in-distant-galaxy-lensed-by-dark-matter/3570 "2023-08-07T14:23:10Z")

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In a paper posted at arXiv on 2023-07-19, “JWST’s PEARLS: Mothra, a new kaiju star at z=2.091 extremely magnified by MACS0416, and implications for dark matter models” (full text at link), thirty-one author…