Illustration of Supermassive Black Hole Formation after Big Bang (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Illustration of Supermassive Black Hole Formation after Big Bang

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The massive black hole shown at left in this drawing is able to rapidly grow as intense radiation from a galaxy nearby shuts down star-formation in its host galaxy.

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John Wise, Georgia Tech

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