JWST Spots the First Ever Black Hole Star and It's Absolutely Bizarre
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Astronomers may have discovered a brand-new type of astrophysical object we previously didn't know could exist: A Black Hole Star. It's a mashup of a black hole and an enormous star which could possibly explain the mysterious little red dots often found in James Webb Space Telescope's images. 0:00 Little Red Dots in JWST Images 1:07 Discovery of a Weird Little Red Dot 3:35 MoM-BH*1, aka, Black Hole Star 5:16 A Different Explanation 5:35 Saguaro Galaxy 7:50 More Observations Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10846-4 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae80cd/pdf Credit(s): NASA, ESA, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Rohan Naidu Narrated by Mathew McQuinn Music: Artlist Ltd Support our work. Become a member today: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8SGU9hQEaJpsLuggAhS90Q/join When you buy from our store, you support us: https://my-store-10522d3.creator-spring.com/ Visit our website: https://www.territoryspace.com/ Subscribe to Territory - https://www.
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