Astronomers Uncover a Black Hole Star in the Early Universe

Nature-published researchers report the discovery of MoM-BH*-1, a newly identified object that resembles a giant star but radiates energy like a black hole, wrapped in dense gas and outshining its host galaxy. Scientists label it a “black hole star,” a find that could illuminate how the first supermassive black holes formed and connect to the JWST-detected little red dots from the cosmic dawn; further JWST observations are planned to constrain its mass and atmospheric properties.