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This Might Be The First Seen Progenitor Of The Universe's Mysterious Little Red Dotsthe image show the little red dot among galaxies as well as an inset showing its spectrum which is lacking in certain heavier element lines.

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This Might Be The First Seen Progenitor Of The Universe's Mysterious Little Red Dotsthe image show the little red dot among galaxies as well as an inset showing its spectrum which is lacking in certain heavier element lines.
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This Might Be The First Seen Progenitor Of The Universe's Mysterious Little Red Dots

clock-iconJune 30, 2026

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Unique Measurement Of Mysterious "Little Red Dot" Gives Best Hint Yet At Origin Of Supermassive Black HolesA galaxy cluster showing many large elliptical galaxies curving the spacetime so that the background galaxies are shifted

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Unique Measurement Of Mysterious "Little Red Dot" Gives Best Hint Yet At Origin Of Supermassive Black HolesA galaxy cluster showing many large elliptical galaxies curving the spacetime so that the background galaxies are shifted
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Unique Measurement Of Mysterious "Little Red Dot" Gives Best Hint Yet At Origin Of Supermassive Black Holes

clock-iconMay 28, 2026

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"Little Red Dots" Might Actually Be Baby Supermassive Black Holes In Disguisea picture of the deep universe. underneath a red spiral galaxy, a small featureless red dot is visible.

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"Little Red Dots" Might Actually Be Baby Supermassive Black Holes In Disguisea picture of the deep universe. underneath a red spiral galaxy, a small featureless red dot is visible.
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"Little Red Dots" Might Actually Be Baby Supermassive Black Holes In Disguise

clock-iconJanuary 15, 2026
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Mysterious "Little Red Dots" Might Be The Universe's Enormous Early Stars That Seeded Supermassive Black Holesartist impression showing a cross-section of a little red dot, a large spherical cloud contain at its center a massive star.

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Mysterious "Little Red Dots" Might Be The Universe's Enormous Early Stars That Seeded Supermassive Black Holesartist impression showing a cross-section of a little red dot, a large spherical cloud contain at its center a massive star.
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Mysterious "Little Red Dots" Might Be The Universe's Enormous Early Stars That Seeded Supermassive Black Holes

clock-iconJanuary 15, 2026
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JWST Spots Distant Objects So Odd They Have Been Nicknamed "Platypus Galaxies", 12.6 Billion Years In The Universe's PastPlatypus galaxies identified in JWST data.

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JWST Spots Distant Objects So Odd They Have Been Nicknamed "Platypus Galaxies", 12.6 Billion Years In The Universe's PastPlatypus galaxies identified in JWST data.
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JWST Spots Distant Objects So Odd They Have Been Nicknamed "Platypus Galaxies", 12.6 Billion Years In The Universe's Past

clock-iconJanuary 8, 2026
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A Nearby Galaxy Has A Dark Secret, But Is It An Oversized Black Hole Or Excess Dark Matter?It's hard to believe one of the closest galaxies to us is in the middle of this image, living up to the name Little Red Dot.

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A Nearby Galaxy Has A Dark Secret, But Is It An Oversized Black Hole Or Excess Dark Matter?It's hard to believe one of the closest galaxies to us is in the middle of this image, living up to the name Little Red Dot.
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A Nearby Galaxy Has A Dark Secret, But Is It An Oversized Black Hole Or Excess Dark Matter?

clock-iconOctober 31, 2025
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“Black Hole Stars” Might Solve Unexplained JWST Discoverythe object looks like a star with a section mission and inside you can see the black hole and its accretion disk.

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“Black Hole Stars” Might Solve Unexplained JWST Discoverythe object looks like a star with a section mission and inside you can see the black hole and its accretion disk.
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“Black Hole Stars” Might Solve Unexplained JWST Discovery

clock-iconSeptember 12, 2025
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Most Distant Black Hole Ever Confirmed From 500 Million Years After The Big BangAn artist impression showing a dark sphere at the center, the black hole, surrounded by a large fluffy cloud. The supermassive black hole at its center is believed to be surrounded by a thick cloud of gas, giving the galaxy a distinctive red color

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Most Distant Black Hole Ever Confirmed From 500 Million Years After The Big BangAn artist impression showing a dark sphere at the center, the black hole, surrounded by a large fluffy cloud. The supermassive black hole at its center is believed to be surrounded by a thick cloud of gas, giving the galaxy a distinctive red color
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Most Distant Black Hole Ever Confirmed From 500 Million Years After The Big Bang

clock-iconAugust 8, 2025
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"We Are About To Learn Something New": Mystery Of "Little Red Dot" Galaxies Grows WeirderLittle red dot galaxies, discovered using JWST.

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"We Are About To Learn Something New": Mystery Of "Little Red Dot" Galaxies Grows WeirderLittle red dot galaxies, discovered using JWST.
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"We Are About To Learn Something New": Mystery Of "Little Red Dot" Galaxies Grows Weirder

clock-iconJanuary 28, 2025
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New Class Of Galaxies Solves "Universe Breaking" Cosmological Mysterysix images of galaxies side by side. They all look circular red dots with a bright middle

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New Class Of Galaxies Solves "Universe Breaking" Cosmological Mysterysix images of galaxies side by side. They all look circular red dots with a bright middle
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New Class Of Galaxies Solves "Universe Breaking" Cosmological Mystery

clock-iconJanuary 16, 2025
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