Little red dots have puzzled astronomers since their discovery in JWST data from the Universe’s deep past. Their ‘powering engines’ might resemble a newly discovered phenomenon dubbed a “black hole star”—an early, rapidly growing black hole wrapped in dense gas. This object, described in a study pub...
The JWST Little Red Dots Could Be 'Black Hole Stars'
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August 17, 2026 •
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Universe Today
