Monday, July 21, 2025

Are the JWST's Little Red Dots Actually Supermassive Black Hole Seeds?

When the JWST detected Little Red Dots only 600 million years after the Big Bang, it was a puzzling find. Early thinking suggested that they're galaxies, but not everyone agrees. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Dale Kocevski (Colby College)

What are the JWST's Little Red Dots? While they appear to be galaxies, there's no observational certainty. New research examines the idea that they're actually stars, suggesting that they're actually the progenitors for supermassive black holes.



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