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What are 'little red dots'?
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted mysterious 'little red dots' in the early universe. These are thought to be very young, small galaxies or early black holes. The new 'black hole star' discovery, MoM-BH*-1, might explain what these dots actually are and how they generated so much light and energy in the universe's infancy.
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