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The James Webb Space Telescope detected tiny “little red dots” that astronomers now suspect may be young black holes wrapped in gas, referred to as “black hole stars.”
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Who
astronomers
What
The James Webb Space Telescope detected tiny “little red dots” that astronomers now suspect may be young black holes wrapped in gas, referred to as “black hole stars.”
When
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:30:01 GMT · 3h 35m ago
Where
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Why
These objects were found in the first deep images from the James Webb Space Telescope and represent a population that astronomers had not expected to see.
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The discovery of potential "black hole stars" by the James Webb Space Telescope challenges existing models of early galaxy formation and black hole evolution.
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