Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Little Red Dots Eat Fast, But Not Faster Than Eddington

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

Little Red Dots are thought to be young supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies. That would make them young versions of Active Galactic Nuclei. But Little Red Dots don't emit much x-ray light, and we're starting to learn why.



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