Black Hole Star Discovered in Early Universe | Science News

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have stumbled upon a cosmic enigma: a glowing red object so bizarre it’s dubbed a “black hole star.” It looks like a giant star but radiates a hundred billion times more energy than any normal star — behavior more typical of black holes. Hidden inside a gas cloud as big as our solar system, this mysterious object may be a supermassive black hole (100,000 solar masses) cloaked in hydrogen. Its unique light signature, including a sharp Balmer break and near-total lack of heavier elements, points to an unprecedented cosmic hybrid. Nicknamed MoM-BH-1, it could explain those elusive “little red dots” seen across early universe JWST images — potentially rewriting how we understand cosmic evolution. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/31169dc6c759bfc1