根據《自然》雜誌的一篇新論文，天文學家透過韋伯太空望遠鏡（JWST）發現了一種被稱為「黑洞星」的奇特天體。這個位於早期宇宙的物體大小與我們的太陽系相當，並在深空中發出明亮的紅光。

這個名為 MoM-BH*-1 的天體雖然外觀像是一顆巨大的恆星，但其釋放的能量卻是核融合所能產生極限的一千億倍。此外，它發出的光有一部分會突然消失，科學家認為這是因為黑洞周圍存在著極其緻密的氣體包層吸收了光線。

黑洞星的假說為 JWST 在早期宇宙中頻繁發現的神秘紅點提供了解釋。與其他紅點不同，MoM-BH*-1 的黑洞光芒幾乎完全掩蓋了其宿主星系，讓科學家得以觀察到純粹的黑洞星光，這項發現將改變我們對宇宙的認知。

According to a new paper in Nature, astronomers have discovered a peculiar celestial body dubbed a "black hole star" using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This object, located in the early universe, is the size of our solar system and emits a bright red glow in deep space.

The object, known as MoM-BH*-1, appears to be a gigantic star but releases 100 billion times more energy than nuclear fusion could produce. Furthermore, part of its light abruptly disappears, which scientists attribute to an extraordinarily dense envelope of gas surrounding the black hole absorbing the light.

The black hole star hypothesis provides an explanation for the mysterious red dots frequently found by JWST in the early universe. Unlike other red spots, the light from MoM-BH*-1's black hole almost completely outshines its host galaxy, allowing scientists to observe pure black hole starlight and potentially changing our understanding of the cosmos.