Gas-enshrouded black hole discovered at cosmic dawn

Observations of a cosmic-dawn source shed light on how early supermassive black holes may have grown rapidly in a gas-enshrouded state, potentially explaining 'little red dots'. Research published in Nature further reveals that these compact objects get their red coloration from turbulent gas around the black hole rather than cosmic dust, challenging previous assumptions.

• Observations illuminate rapid growth of early supermassive black holes in a gas-enshrouded state
• Findings may explain the nature of 'little red dots'
• Compact astronomical object's red color comes from turbulent gas around a black hole
• Finding challenges previous assumptions regarding cosmic red tints traditionally attributed to dust