On the Origin of JWST’s Little Red Dots

Our model on the origin of JWST’s Little Red Dots is described in this paper:

• Pacucci & Loeb (2025): Cosmic Outliers: Low-Spin Halos Explain the Abundance, Compactness, and Redshift Evolution of the Little Red Dots

This discovery was covered by a press release from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian:

• CfA press release

The Harvard Gazette (and many other outlets) provided magnificent coverage of the results: Watching history being made.