Supermassive Black Hole

In News 

• Recently, Indian researchers spotted a rare supermassive black hole.

About 

• The monster black hole is about one billion light years away from the Earth.
  • The black hole in question was captured, spewing a jet of radiation and particles in one direction, unlike others that fire jets in opposite directions.

• Supermassive black holes create powerful jets of radiation and particles. They are located at the center of galaxies.

• The supermassive black hole occupies the center of the RAD 12 galaxy, which is elliptical or egg-shaped. 
  • RAD 12 is in the process of merging with another galaxy, RAD 12b, in the next one billion years.
    • RAD 12b, which is also elliptical, is bigger and brighter than RAD 12.

Implications 

• This discovery may help scientists study why star formation does not occur in elliptical galaxies.
  •  Star formation requires extremely cooled gas, usually forged in a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. 

• It opens new avenues for star formation research
• Researchers speculate that jets fired by supermassive black holes will likely suppress future star formation.

Source: DTE