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Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation
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Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation

Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation

NASA's image library records 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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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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NASA Image and Video LibraryArtist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation

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