JWST finds earliest known Black Hole Star | New phenomenon possibly ‘powering engine’ of Little Red Dots

Instanz: TeilenTeilen:JWST finds earliest known Black Hole Star | New phenomenon possibly ‘powering engine’ of Little Red DotsAndreas Rothe Communications, Events and Science EducationInstitute of Science and Technology Austria12.08.2026 17:00Little red dots have puzzled astronomers since their discovery in JWST data from the Universe’s deep past. Their ‘powering engines’ might resemble a newly discovered phenomenon dubbed a “black hole star”—an early, rapidly growing black hole wrapped in dense gas. The key: this newly identified object may resemble the powering engines behind hundreds of mysterious “little red dots” that the team found in JWST datasets in 2024—the ‘baby quasars,’ as Matthee described them at the time after coining the phrase “little red dots”. In the case of MoM-BH*-1, this spectral jump is exceptionally strong—stronger than those seen in star-forming galaxies, dust-free stellar populations, or the mysterious little red dots. Unlike little red dots, MoM-BH*-1 appears to account for nearly all the observed light, leaving little room for light from its host galaxy.