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Supermassive Black Holes Can Abort Star Formation

Posted by Soulskill on from the glad-our-galaxy-is-pro-life dept.

cremeglace writes "Astrophysicists have found that when a supermassive black hole quickly devours gas and dust, it can generate enough radiation to abort all the embryonic stars in the surrounding galaxy. It's not clear what this means for life's ability to take hold in such a bleak environment, but the research shows that the process might have determined the fates of many of the large galaxies in the universe."

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  1. Interesting... by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are there any conflicts with the Einstein Field Equations as this would suggest?

  2. Re:Then how do we explain Lady Gaga? by snspdaarf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No excuse, Sir.

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