‘Little red dot’ gets its colour from gas — not dust

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02290-1Dust can tint the cosmos red, but a compact astronomical object is coloured by turbulent gas around a black hole.

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‘Little red dot’ gets its colour from gas — not dust

Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02290-1Dust can tint the cosmos red, but a compact astronomical object is coloured by turbulent gas around a black hole.

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