Sentences with phrase «onto supermassive black holes»

These observation results were published as Izumi et al. «Do Circumnuclear Dense Gas Disks Drive Mass Accretion onto Supermassive Black Holes?»

Quasars are believed to be powered by accretion of material onto supermassive black holes in the nuclei of distant galaxies, making these luminous versions of the general class of objects known as active galaxies.

«We estimated the rate of stars falling onto supermassive black holes,» Lu said.

One possibility was that they are spat out by «active galactic nuclei» (AGNs)-- energetic galaxies powered by matter swirling onto a supermassive black hole.

Astronomers think that the source of such powerful activity is the gravitational energy released from superheated matter falling onto a supermassive black hole (SMBH) that resides in the center of the host galaxy.

The researchers think Sgr A * may be an extremely energetic inner region of ionized gas accreting onto a supermassive black hole.

Quasars constitute a brief phase in the galactic life - cycle, during which they shine as the most luminous objects in the Universe, powered by the infall of matter onto a supermassive black hole.

Select the link below to show a spiral galaxy turning into a quasar when some material is dumped onto the supermassive black hole at the center.

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The discovery of these phenomena in the nearby universe has significant impacts on our understanding of how supermassive black holes are formed and how matter rapidly falls onto them.

As well as boosting the number of pairs of supermassive black holes, this method may help us understand how gas and dust flows onto both individual black holes to feed their growth spurts.

Extremely turbulent environments can disrupt the normal procession of material onto a protostar, while intense radiation — from massive nearby stars and supermassive black holes — can blast away the parent cloud, thwarting the formation of all but the most massive of stars.

Another scenario is a star or a group of stars falling onto the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

An artist's impression of a supermassive black hole at the centre surrounded by matter flowing onto the black hole in what is termed an accretion disk.

«While X-rays from matter falling onto the first black holes hindered their further growth, that very same radiation may have later cleared the way for direct formation of supermassive black holes by suppressing star formation,» said Alvarez.