Astronomers have identified one of the mysterious distant red dots observed by JWST GLIMPSE-17775 as a black hole star (BH*) aka a quasi star.
Unlike a regular star that is powered by fusion at its core, a BH* is powered by a super massive black hole and material falling into it. A dense cocoon of partially ionized gas surrounds the SMBH, which modifies emitted radiation.
GLIMPSE-17775 existed 1.8 bil years after the big bang.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-finds-strongest-evidence-yet-for-black-hole-stars/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae4ed7
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Unlike a regular star that is powered by fusion at its core, a BH* is powered by a super massive black hole and material falling into it. A dense cocoon of partially ionized gas surrounds the SMBH, which modifies emitted radiation.
GLIMPSE-17775 existed 1.8 bil years after the big bang.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-finds-strongest-evidence-yet-for-black-hole-stars/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae4ed7
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