SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 20, 2026Live Science

Mysterious 'little red dots' at the beginning time may finally have an explanation, thanks to newfound 'little blue companions'

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that mysterious "little red dots" — strange, ultra-compact objects from the early universe — may be created by nearby "little blue companions," whose intense UV radiation squeezes gas clouds into exotic supermassive stars that collapse directly into black holes, possibly seeding today's massive galaxies.

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