James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Potential New Type of Cosmic Object: A "Black Hole Star"

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified MoM-BH*-1, a colossal and extremely bright red spot from the early universe, which appears to be a new type of astrophysical object. This "black hole star" combines the appearance of an enormous star with the extraordinary energy output of a central black hole of 100,000 solar masses, enveloped in a dense hydrogen atmosphere. The discovery, detailed in a paper by MIT researchers in Nature, could explain mysterious "little red dots" observed by JWST in the distant cosmos.