Black hole winds may be robbing giant galaxies of their future stars
Astronomers using the XRISM mission have found evidence that supermassive black holes emit powerful winds that sweep gas out of galaxies. This process likely prevents giant galaxies from forming new stars, explaining why they contain less stellar mass than models predict.
Why it matters
This discovery helps resolve a major mystery in astrophysics regarding the evolution and growth of the universe's largest galaxies.
Astronomers may be getting closer to solving a long-standing mystery about the universe's largest galaxies. Observations from the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, known as XRISM, are providing new evidence that supermassive black holes could be preventing these giant galaxies from forming as many stars as expected.
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