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‘Little red dot’ galaxies are breaking theories of cosmic evolution
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‘Little red dot’ galaxies are breaking theories of cosmic evolution

Jul 17, 2024

This red blob is a distant galaxy with strange properties

NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

The “little red dots” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) pose a cosmic conundrum. It seems that these compact galaxies are either stuffed impossibly full of stars or have black holes that are far too large. Either way, it presents problems for our views of galactic evolution.

When JWST started peering into the early universe, it found hundreds of tiny red galaxies everywhere it looked. Their existence alone was surprising, but as researchers dig into the data, they are finding that the…

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