SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 30, 2026Science Daily

Monster black holes are silencing star formation across the universe

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Powerful radiation from supermassive black holes can suppress star formation in galaxies millions of light-years away, according to new research using the James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists discovered that intense energy from these "cosmic predators" destroys the molecular hydrogen gas needed for star birth across vast intergalactic distances, fundamentally changing how galaxy evolution works.

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