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NASA's Telescope Reveals Black Holes 'Starving' Galaxies

1/3/2025

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A groundbreaking study utilizing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled how supermassive black holes can "starve" their host galaxies by expelling vital gas needed for star formation. Focusing on the distant galaxy GS-10578, located 12 billion light-years away, this discovery deepens our understanding of the powerful role black holes play in shaping galaxies and their star formation rates.

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A groundbreaking study utilizing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled how supermassive black holes can "starve" their host galaxies by expelling vital gas needed for star formation. Focusing on the distant galaxy GS-10578, located 12 billion light-years away, this discovery deepens our understanding of the powerful role black holes play in shaping galaxies and their star formation rates.