Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star

MIT News | Aug. 12, 2026, 11 a.m. | Original
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
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