
News | 01.21.2009
Verdict: Supermassive Black Holes Not Guilty of Shutting Down Star Formation
New Haven, Conn. — A team of Yale University astronomers has discovered that galaxies stop forming stars long before their central supermassive black holes reach their most powerful stage, meaning the black holes can’t be responsible for shutting down star formation.
Image Credits: (header) European Space Agency & NASA; (left) Credit: SDSS and Kevin Schawinski; (background) NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)















