Universe
ID: 14076
Black holes are often described as the monsters of the universe—tearing apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and holding light captive. Detailed evidence from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, however, shows a black hole in a new light: fostering, rather than suppressing, star formation.
Hubble imaging and spectroscopy of the dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 clearly show a gas outflow stretching from the black hole to a bright star birth region like an umbilical cord, triggering the already dense cloud into forming clusters of stars.
Astronomers have previously debated that a dwarf galaxy could have a black hole analogous to the supermassive black holes in larger galaxies. Further study of dwarf galaxies, which have remained small over cosmic time, may shed light on the question of how the first seeds of supermassive black holes formed and evolved over the history of the universe.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Music Credits:
“Champagne Age” by Damon Bradley [BMI] via Network Production Music Publishing [BMI] and Universal Production Music
HUBBLE FINDS A BLACK HOLE IGNITING STAR FORMATION IN A DWARF GALAXY
Hubble imaging and spectroscopy of the dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 clearly show a gas outflow stretching from the black hole to a bright star birth region like an umbilical cord, triggering the already dense cloud into forming clusters of stars.
Astronomers have previously debated that a dwarf galaxy could have a black hole analogous to the supermassive black holes in larger galaxies. Further study of dwarf galaxies, which have remained small over cosmic time, may shed light on the question of how the first seeds of supermassive black holes formed and evolved over the history of the universe.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Music Credits:
“Champagne Age” by Damon Bradley [BMI] via Network Production Music Publishing [BMI] and Universal Production Music
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Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
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Mission:
Hubble
Keywords:
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14076
Mission:
Hubble
Keywords:
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
