JWST spots solar-system-sized 'black hole star' in the early universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted MoM-BH*-1, a solar-system-sized, red, gas-enshrouded object about 660 million years after the Big Bang. Interpreted as a black hole star—a massive black hole wrapped in a cocoon of dense gas—the object could be the best evidence yet for this hypothetical class and may explain the mysterious 'little red dots' seen by JWST. The central black hole could weigh up to about 100,000 solar masses, and while previous candidates existed, MoM-BH*-1 is farther away and thus more informative; further observations are needed to confirm the model and understand how such objects form.