Chandra X-ray Observatory discovers X-ray dot linking black hole stars and supermassive black holes
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Updated · Sci.News · Apr 28
Chandra X-ray Observatory discovers X-ray dot linking black hole stars and supermassive black holes
14 articles · Updated · Sci.News · Apr 28
The newly identified object, 3DHST-AEGIS-12014, lies 11.8 billion light-years from Earth and uniquely emits X-rays, unlike other little red dots.
This X-ray dot may represent a transition phase between black hole stars and typical growing supermassive black holes, providing new insight into how the first giants in the universe formed.
Collaboration between Chandra and Webb enabled this discovery, offering the strongest evidence yet that supermassive black hole growth is central to the little red dot population; further observations are planned to confirm its nature.
How many other 'black hole stars' are hiding in plain sight in Webb's deep field images?
If this 'X-ray dot' is a fossil, what other cosmic missing links will Webb and Chandra find?
Could this discovery rewrite the story of how galaxies and black holes grew up together?
Is this a black hole shedding its cocoon, or a completely new kind of cosmic object?
Will this single dot solve the mystery, or does a stranger explanation await?