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Star Formation Triggered by Black-Hole Jets (Artist’s Concept)

Star Formation Triggered by Black-Hole Jets (Artist's Concept)
This artist's rendering shows a central black hole interacting with gas in the galaxy's halo to create a self-regulating cycle. In this cycle, jets shooting out of the galaxy's center heat a halo of surrounding gas, controlling the rate at which the gas cools and falls into the galaxy to form stars.
  • Release Date
    August 6, 2015
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Finds Evidence of Galaxy Star Birth Regulated by Black-Hole Fountain
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  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, and P. Jeffries (STScI)

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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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