Mysterious 'little red dots' discovered by James Webb telescope may be the first stars in the universe on the verge of collapse

Astronomers now believe the mysterious "little red dots" discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may be massive ancient stars nearing collapse rather than black holes, after researchers created models showing million-solar-mass stars can match these objects' brightness and spectral features. These potential "monster stars" from the universe's beginning would shine for only 10,000 years before becoming supermassive black holes.