Big Black Holes Mean Bad News for Stars diagram

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Yonsei University2006-08-23

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Washington, DC, United States

This diagram illustrates research from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer showing that black holes once they reach a critical size can put the brakes on new star formation in elliptical galaxies.

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Title: Big Black Holes Mean Bad News for Stars diagram
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Yonsei University
Date Created: 2006-08-23
Rights: JPL

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