Giant Black Holes May Stall Star Birth in 'Red and Dead' Galaxies

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 12:21 in Astronomy & Space

Powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes could be quenching star formation in elliptical galaxies, forcing them to appear "red and dead," a new study reports.

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