Scientists solve cosmic mystery: “Little red dots” are ancient black holes in disguise The James Webb Telescope’s “little red dots” are actually young supermassive black holes. Each is shrouded in a thick cocoon of gas that hid its true identity. These black holes are growing rapidly by feasting on the surrounding gas. They are less massive than first thought, solving a major cosmic evolution puzzle. This discovery reveals a key teenage phase in the development of galactic monsters. For years, they have baffled the world’s most brilliant minds: faint, crimson smears of light captured by humanity’s most powerful eye on the cosmos. Now,…

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