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Among 4,500 Galaxies Scrutinized by James Webb, a Red Dot Looks Like Nothing Known — and Could Be the First "Black Hole Star" Ever Observed

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Among the 4,500 galaxies observed, a single luminous point forced astronomers to rethink their models. Named "The Cliff", this object has such a singular spectrum that it could be a "black hole star", a cosmic object category never described before. More
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Among the 4,500 galaxies observed, a single luminous point forced astronomers to rethink their models. Named "The Cliff", this object has such a singular spectrum that it could be a "black hole star", a cosmic object category never described before. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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