Science and Discovery

Black Holes

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The James Webb Space Telescope reveals over 300 mysterious 'Little Red Dots' in the early universe, potentially active supermassive black holes, just a billion years after the Big Bang.
Cosmos & Space

James Webb spots mysterious Little Red Dots in the early universe

Over 300 mysterious 'Little Red Dots' (LRDs) have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), appearing just a billion years after the Big Bang.

David Grossman·July 31, 2026
A supermassive black hole at the center of an active galactic nucleus, with newly forming exoplanets visible in the surrounding cosmic dust and gas.
Cosmos & Space

Supermassive black holes may be birthing millions of exoplanets

Millions of Jupiter-mass 'dust giants' and 'lava balls' could be forming tens of parsecs from supermassive black holes, challenging everything we thought we knew about where planets are born, Space re

Marcus Cole·June 14, 2026
Three black holes in a rare triple system, with one actively devouring a star, challenging current astrophysical understanding of the universe.
Cosmos & Space

Scientists Discover Impossible Black Holes Reshaping Cosmic Theories

For the first time, physicists have observed a 'black hole triple' system where a central black hole devours a star every 6.

David Grossman·May 24, 2026