Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown type of astronomical object: a black hole star. The object, spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is an extremely bright red spot in the early universe that appears to be a combination of a black hole and a star. Spanning the size of our solar system, the object emits 100 billion times more energy than any known star could produce, indicating it is powered by a central black hole rather than standard nuclear fusion. The team, led by MIT's Rohan Naidu, is uncertain if this is a new type of black hole star.
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