### [2026-08-12](/feed/2026/08/12/index.md)

##### Little red dot
# Astronomers who have spent four years trying to understand the mysterious little red dots found by the James Webb Space Telescope announce in "Nature" that it marks the discovery of a new type of astrophysical object, the black hole star. The first object classed as such, MoM-BH*-1, in the constellation of Cetus, is the size of the Solar System and emits a pure light that outshines its host galaxy. 




### Sources:

1. [PopSci](https://www.popsci.com/science/black-hole-star-discovery/)
2. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/12/astronomy-discovery-new-cosmic-object-black-hole-star)

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