For years, mysterious little red dots kept appearing in James Webb images of the early universe — astronomers now think one is a “black hole star,” a growing black hole hidden inside a star-like gas cocoon the size of the solar system

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, September 8, 2026). For years, mysterious little red dots kept appearing in James Webb images of the early universe — astronomers now think one is a “black hole star,” a growing black hole hidden inside a star-like gas cocoon the size of the solar system: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-08/for-years-mysterious-little-red-dots-kept-appearing-in-james-webb-images-of-the

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  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{For years, mysterious little red dots kept appearing in James Webb images of the early universe — astronomers now think one is a “black hole star,” a growing black hole hidden inside a star-like gas cocoon the size of the solar system}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-08/for-years-mysterious-little-red-dots-kept-appearing-in-james-webb-images-of-the},
  note = {Tracked across 7 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([For years, mysterious little red dots kept appearing in James Webb images of the early universe — astronomers now think one is a “black hole star,” a growing black hole hidden inside a star-like gas cocoon the size of the solar system](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-08/for-years-mysterious-little-red-dots-kept-appearing-in-james-webb-images-of-the)), this event was corroborated across 7 independent sources with a live velocity of 5.