This photo illustration of a "massive black hole in the center of a galaxy ejecting massive jets of energy" is what caught our eye, but it comes with some amazing science involving the University of Colorado.
The study involving CU's made use of the European Space Agency's currently in orbit.
It would seem that there is a relationship between production of stars and the strength and activity of black holes. According to a :
鈥淲e want to know how star formation and black hole activity are linked,鈥� said Mathew Page of University College London鈥檚 Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom, lead study author. 鈥淭he two processes increase together up to a point, but the most energetic black holes appear to turn off star formation.鈥�
It sounds like a carbureted engine. Increasing throttle, increases fuel flow and in turn increases the engine output. But if you flood the carburetor, then the engine stalls and dies. Perhaps it is better explained by :
鈥淏y using data from Herschel, we now have the first direct evidence that the larger, more energetic black holes were quenching star formation billions of years ago,鈥� said Glenn of CU-Boulder鈥檚 astrophysical and planetary sciences department. 鈥淭he study shows a correlation between the amount of black hole accretion -- essentially the amount of material falling into it -- and the limiting of star formation.鈥�
A more thoroughly scientific explanation of the study will be published in the current issue of . However, if photo illustrations of energetic ejections from massive black holes isn't incredible enough for you, you can .
