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

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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