Humans still do not understand many aspects of the universe around us, and outer space remains the greatest enigma of all. Space missions, besides being extremely costly, are limited, and current technology does not allow us to resolve all the questions that exist on the subject.
To support researchers in their work, in 2021, NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has already captured millions of images of the cosmos.
Recently, NASA released a series of photographs taken by the JWST that have left experts astonished. These images reveal mysterious red dots in the middle of space, whose origin remains unknown to astronomers.
The discovery was presented at the American Astronomical Society conference, where scientists explained that, although these dots appear to be a common phenomenon, they are actually compact structures the size of the Milky Way, yet extremely fragile and short-lived. This detail has added to the uncertainty within the scientific community.
Several theories have emerged to explain their origin. Some researchers suggest that they could be ancient galaxies whose light has been stretched due to the expansion of the universe. However, the hypothesis gaining the most traction proposes that these points may be linked to the activity of supermassive black holes.
The process of black hole formation remains one of science’s greatest mysteries. If this theory is confirmed, it would mark an unprecedented breakthrough in this field. There is still much to investigate, making this a significant challenge for astronomers.
