Mysterious 'little red dots' at the beginning time may finally have an explanation, thanks to newfound 'little blue companions'

A blue glowing star is surrounded by red gas in deep space.

After using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer back toward the beginning of time, astronomers have proposed a radical new explanation for one of the universe's most flummoxing phenomena.

Little red dots (LRDs) are mysteriously compact, brilliant celestial objects found predominantly when the universe was less than 10% of its current age.