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Webb keeps photographing tiny red dots in deep space, and astronomers still can’t explain them

Since 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has been turning up hundreds of puzzling compact red objects in its deepest images ...

Those tiny red dots in space could actually be hidden black hole stars

This strange phenomenon first came to light when astronomers noticed a recurring problem in the telescope’s deep space images ...
Mashable

Strange red dots in the early universe may be new kind of space object

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope now think the "little red dots" spotted in the early universe could be a new kind of space object. They call it a "black hole star." Credit: T.
Phys.org

Mysterious 'red dots' in early universe may be 'black hole star' atmospheres

Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of galaxies in the universe—and may represent an entirely new class of ...
Science Daily

NASA's Webb Space Telescope just found strange red dots that shouldn’t exist

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered mysterious “little red dots” that may not be galaxies at all, but a whole new type of object: black hole stars. These fiery spheres, ...
NPR

This week in science: Mystery dots in space, optical illusions and octopus arms

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave ...
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Mysterious ‘red dots’ in early universe may be ‘black hole star’ atmospheres

Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the dawn of the universe may be giant spheres of hot gas that are so dense they look like the ...