SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 30, 2025Interesting Engineering

Astronomers may have spotted black holes hiding inside giant stars for first time

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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered mysterious "little red dots" from the early universe that may represent an entirely new class of cosmic object called "black hole stars." Scientists observed one particular object nicknamed "the Cliff" that showed a dramatic, sudden jump in brightness 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, suggesting it's a black hole feeding so rapidly that surrounding gas glows like a bright star.

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