Supermassive black holes control star formation in large galaxies

Supermassive black holes control star formation in large galaxies 01/04/2018 11:12 AM EST Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves. A new study, published Jan. 1, 2018, in Nature, shows that the mass of the black hole in the center of the galaxy determines how soon this "quenching" of star formation occurs. Full story at https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/01/supermassive-black-holes.html Source University of California, Santa Cruz This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111