JWST Solves 'Little Red Dots' Mystery: Young Supermassive Black Holes Found

• The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered mysterious 'Little Red Dots' in early universe images, initially thought to be dense galaxies.
• New research published in 'Nature' identifies these dots as very young supermassive black holes, hidden within dense gas clouds or 'cocoons'.
• The gaseous 'cocoon' absorbs X-rays and radio waves, making the black holes appear red and obscuring their true nature.
• These black holes were found to be approximately 100 times less massive than previously estimated, aligning with existing cosmological theories.
• The discovery clarifies how the first large black holes in the universe might have formed and are in a rapid 'growth spurt' phase.

Why It Matters: Mysterious 'Little Red Dots' are young supermassive black holes, hidden by gas, fitting early universe theories.