Space.comCharles Q Choi

JWST's 'little red dots' may be black holes, not ultra‑dense dwarf galaxies

James Webb has identified compact red sources whose inferred stellar mass would make them the densest galaxies known; new analysis suggests these 'little red dots' could instead be accreting black holes or compact AGN, forcing a reassessment of their nature and JWST follow‑ups.

2026-01-14T14:13:47.705997-08:00