Astronomers have a new explanation for mysterious "little red dots" observed in the early universe: Maybe they're not crowded star clusters that upend everything scientists know about galaxies. Maybe ...

The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose an entirely new type of cosmic structure: black hole stars. These exotic ...

A new class of supermassive black holes embedded in a thick gas shell could explain small red dots in images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...