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Skyler Ware

Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole 'cocoons' in early universe.

An illustration of a black hole shrouded in dust.

Scientists may have finally pinned down the nature of some of the most baffling objects in the night sky.

In a new study, researchers investigated the identity of "little red dots." These mysterious objects from the early universe have characteristics of both galaxies and supermassive black holes but don't quite fit the description of either.

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