Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes And Galaxies
Stars forming in galaxies appear to be influenced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but the mechanism of how that happens has not been clear to astronomers until now.
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Perhaps some black holes form from too much gas, bypassing the star stage.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes And GalaxiesStars forming in galaxies appear to be influenced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but the mechanism of how that happens has not been clear to astronomers until now.
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> “Supermassive black holes are captivating,”
groan.
Interesting article. Bit difficult to make sense of.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes And GalaxiesStars forming in galaxies appear to be influenced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but the mechanism of how that happens has not been clear to astronomers until now.
more…
> “Supermassive black holes are captivating,”
groan.
Interesting article. Bit difficult to make sense of.
I thought of them as the engine/seed that gets everything going, I wonder if they form first and then the stars
Cymek said:
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes And GalaxiesStars forming in galaxies appear to be influenced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but the mechanism of how that happens has not been clear to astronomers until now.
more…
> “Supermassive black holes are captivating,”
groan.
Interesting article. Bit difficult to make sense of.
I thought of them as the engine/seed that gets everything going, I wonder if they form first and then the stars
Yes. That’s the unknown. Or rather, it was the unknown last time I checked, which was a couple of years ago.