LRDs May Be Active Black Holes in Disguise | Science News

Science News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

Mysterious red dots spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope might not be separate galaxies at all—but instead, supermassive black holes in a fiery phase of activity. A new study using the nearby Saguaro galaxy reveals that when pushed farther away, its structure mimics those distant dots: the faint outer parts vanish, leaving only the glowing core. This suggests LRDs could be a temporary evolutionary stage for black holes, bridging early universe objects with what we see closer to home. Scientists are now racing to confirm this theory by studying more galaxies and diving deeper into Webb’s…