![Composition of images of Centaurus A in the optical range (ESO/WFI) and X-rays (NASA/CXC/CfA). Centaurus A is a massive galaxy (similar to those analysed in this study) which is in the process of merging with a neighbouring spiral. At its centre is a supe Composition of images of Centaurus A in the optical range (ESO/WFI) and X-rays (NASA/CXC/CfA). Centaurus A is a massive galaxy (similar to those analysed in this study) which is in the process of merging with a neighbouring spiral. At its centre is a supe](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_square_2_2_to_320px/public/images/gallery/news/prensa1331_2998.jpg?itok=AsNf9f55)
An International team with participation by researchers with close links to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the University of La Laguna, obtains the first clear observational evidence that the mass of the supermassive central black hole in a massive galaxy affects the formation of new stars during its lifetime. This had been a widely accepted hypothesis, and is a key to theoretical simulations of massive galaxies, but it lacked observational confirmation. The results of this research were published yesterday in Nature magazine.
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