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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:Effective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Phart!!!

  3. No shit by oldhack · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Goatse abortion is a legion.

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  4. Then how do we explain Lady Gaga? by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone?

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

      No excuse, Sir.

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  5. Re:Now if only by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Posted anonymously because I already know I'm a horrible person.

    Pudge?

  6. MOD PARENT DOWN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...and you should be getting lots of V1@GRA ads pretty shortly here. Cheers!