Little red dots (IMAGE)
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"The little red dots are young black holes, a hundred times less massive than previously believed, enshrouded in a cocoon of gas, which they are consuming in order to grow larger. This process generates enormous heat, which shines through the cocoon. This radiation through the cocoon is what gives little red dots their unique red colour," says Professor Darach Watson
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Darach Watson / JWST
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