On: A Sun-like star orbiting a boson star

[nawgz]

Is a "boson star" even a confirmed physical construct? I can see confirmed neutron stars like RXJ1856 that they think might be a strange star, but... Just based on what is a confirmed physical construct in the universe, a black hole seems far likelier. Obviously they address this in a way I'm not knowledgeable enough to argue against.

Regardless, it will be an interesting scenario to watch evolve!

[pja → nawgz]

> Is a "boson star" even a confirmed physical construct?

No. We don’t even have evidence of a candidate boson you could use to make one.

[dboreham → pja]

First catch your boson.