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Webb’s X-ray Finds Hint that ‘Little Red Dots’ Harbor Baby Black Holes

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Webb’s X-ray Finds Hint that ‘Little Red Dots’ Harbor Baby Black Holes
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JWST observations of the enigmatic 'little red dots' align with a Chandra X-ray source at 3DHST-AEGIS-12014, bolstering the idea that these distant, cool gas clouds host growing supermassive black holes. The X-ray detection suggests a transitional phase in SMBH growth inside a gas cloud, offering a potential window into how black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve in the early universe (around 11.8–12 billion years ago).

Topics:sciencespace#black-holes#galaxy-formation#james-webb-space-telescope#little-red-dots#space#x-ray-astronomy
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