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Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object
The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light billions of light years from Earth
TL;DR
- A new cosmic object, potentially a 'black hole star', has been discovered.
- It is the size of the solar system and glows with a brilliant red light.
- The object was found using NASA's James Webb space telescope in the early universe, billions of light years away.
- It releases 100 billion times more energy than any known star, with energy output closer to that of black holes.
- Computer simulations suggest it is a black hole covered in dense gas, causing it to radiate like a star.
- The discovery suggests that 'Little Red Dots' in deep space images may also be black hole stars.
- These objects might play a significant role in galaxy evolution and could be the precursors to supermassive black holes.