Little red dots have puzzled astronomers since their discovery in James Webb Space Telescope (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. Thi...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mirage-miracle-jwst-earliest-black.html)