JWST Observes Black Hole Star within Distant 'Little Red Dot'

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Published: 2026-06-11
Category: science
Source: Orbital Today
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The James Webb Space Telescope has provided unprecedented views of a distant celestial object, identified as a 'little red dot'. Observations reveal this object to be a massive black hole star enveloped in gas, existing in the early universe. This finding offers compelling evidence that such luminous red beacons are fueled by supermassive black holes obscured by dense gas.

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