AaS! 268: What are Little Red Dots?
17 March 2026

AaS! 268: What are Little Red Dots?

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What do we find when we push the James Webb Space Telescope to its limits? Are Little Red Dots newborn galaxies or old black holes? What are they teaching us about the early universe? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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