What Happened to Those "Little Red Dots"?

October 16, 2025 Universe Today

What Happened to Those "Little Red Dots"?
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/c0wYFlS)

Images of little red dots seen in several deep-sky surveys of JWST. Credit: ASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Dale Kocevski (Colby College)

An international team of astronomers addressed the mystery of the "Little Red Dots" (LRDs) observed by Webb. They conclude that they are likely to be "black hole stars," the early seeds of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) we see at the center of galaxies today. Their findings have implications for our understanding of cosmic evolution.

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