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A black hole’s jets have a halo effect
A supermassive black hole spews jets of plasma (pink, artist’s illustration), which could suppress star formation. Credit: Hailey Nelson/Arizona State University
Researchers have found evidence that the supermassive black holes at the centre of most galaxies help to regulate the pace of star formation in their host systems1.
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Roy, N., Borthakur, S., Heckman, T. & Singh, T. Astro. J. Lett. 1009, L34 (2026).
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