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Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object


The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660 million years after the Big Bang. The hypothetical entity, which shines 100 billion times brighter than a typical star, could shed light on the origins of the mysterious "little red dots."

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