Galactic process
Black-Hole Feedback
The way an active central black hole regulates its galaxy — its winds and jets heating and expelling gas, quenching star formation, and explaining the tight link between a galaxy's black-hole mass and its bulge.
Highlights
- ›A black hole shaping its whole galaxy
Examples & connections
Knowledge connections
- Associated withActive Galactic Nucleus
- Associated withSupermassive Black Hole
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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