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Dissecting Supermassive Black Holes: Conditions for Star Formation
Galaxies’ supermassive black holes affect local—and distant—star formation! See examples of these changes in this brief video, which supports a section of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s “Dissecting Supermassive Black Holes” infographic.
Explore our image and video collections to find more videos in this series, including "Pinpointing the Flows,” and “The Feedback Loop,” and the complete “Dissecting Supermassive Black Holes” infographic available to admire, print, and post on your wall!
- Release DateMarch 17, 2021
- CreditVideo: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
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Aug 28, 2025
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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov
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NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)






