SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 12, 2026Nautilus

First Ever “Black Hole Star” Discovered at the Dawn of Time

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a mysterious bright red object called MoM-BH*-1, which appears to be a "black hole star," combining a massive black hole 100,000 times our sun's mass with a star-like hydrogen shell. This could explain previously puzzling "little red dots" spotted near the universe's beginning.

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