First Ever “Black Hole Star” Discovered at the Dawn of Time
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Astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddity using the James Webb Space Telescope: a very bright, very red dot. According to the research team, the object appears to be a combination of a massive black hole and a star, around the size of our solar system. While red hues in celestial objects are typically linked to cosmic dust, the object's characteristics did not align with this hypothesis.
Moreover, no heavy metals—typically produced by mature stars—were detected, only simple hydrogen and helium. Study author Robert Simcoe of MIT said, "We started to ask: Could you make something that red using just hydrogen, without any dust?" To their surprise, it seems possible if the object had an extremely dense hydrogen screen, making it look like an enormous star.
The only explanation for the intense light is a black hole at its core, roughly 100,000 times more massive than our sun. If confirmed, this would be the first "black hole star" discovered, named MoM-BH*-1. This discovery could also provide insights into another cosmic mystery: puzzling "little red dots" (LRDs) near the universe's birth, which may also be black hole stars.
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