NASA telescope finds black hole contributing to star formation

The Hubble telescope just spotted a black hole giving birth to new stars

Astronomers have finally captured a look at a black hole birthing new stars in the Henize 2-10 galaxy. The supermassive black hole in question is located roughly 34 million light-years away. Astronomers were able to take note of the black hole thanks to the Hubble telescope. The astronomers conducted a study based on their observations. … The post The Hubble telescope just spotted a black hole giving birth to new stars appeared first on BGR.

NASA telescope finds black hole contributing to star formation

Hubble Finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy

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.

Black-hole-triggered star formation in the dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10

Optical observations with a linear resolution of a few parsecs show that the outflow from the central black hole in the low-mass galaxy Henize 2-10 triggered a round of star formation.

NASA telescope finds black hole contributing to star formation

"Hubble's amazing resolution clearly shows a corkscrew-like pattern in the velocities of the gas, which we can fit to the model of a precessing, or wobbling, outflow from a black hole,” said Amy Reines, principal investigator of the new Hubble observations.

Hubble Telescope Research Shows Black Holes Could Aid Star Formation

Usually lying at the centres of large galaxies like ours, black holes are known for preventing star formation, not aiding it.