Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation
Herschel Space Observatory has shown that galaxies with the most powerful, active, supermassive black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes in this artist concept.
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PIA15625
Date Created
May 9, 2012
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JPL
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