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Little Red Dot Is a Cocooned Black Hole

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June 16, 2026 • 56 views
Original source: Sky & Telescope

A deep spectrum of a mysterious "little red dot" reveals a supermassive black hole cocooned in gas so dense it's opaque — but glowing in the infrared. The post Little Red Dot Is a Cocooned Black Hole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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