"These objects became known as 'little red dots' because that's how they appear in JWST images." Currently, this early galactic population is very exciting, albeit poorly understood. For instance ...

When the James Webb Telescope first observed mysterious Little Red Dots in the early universe, astronomers looked on in disbelief. These strange objects, they realised, were distant, bright and ...

The most distant and earliest "dead" massive galaxy ever seen shows some galaxies lived fast and died young shortly after the ...

dubbed little red dots (LRDs). Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

They have also been dubbed "Little Red Dots" due to their appearance in JWST images. Light from this new record-breaking galaxy, designated RUBIES-UDS-QG-z7, has been traveling to us for 13 ...

de Graaff (MPIA Heidelberg), G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute), DAWN JWST Archive This MQG may stand out from Little Red Dots seen by the JWST in ways other than its rapid death. "In the JWST ...