JWST's "Little Red Dots" May Unlock the Origin of Globular Clusters

James Webb Space Telescope observations have refocused astronomers' attention on mysterious early-universe light sources known as "Little Red Dots." Scientists suspect these objects may represent the missing evolutionary stage that explains how globular clusters — dense groupings of millions of stars found in the Milky Way and other galaxies — came to form. The finding could fill a key gap in our understanding of galaxy evolution.

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