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The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why
As such, the Sombrero's approximately billion-solar-mass central black hole is pretty quiet these days, but we know that once upon a time it wasn't. Earlier in 2024, astronomers using the Very ...
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‘Equal to 9 billion suns’: NASA’s James Webb Telescope captures latest pictures of Sombrero galaxy
the Sombrero galaxy forms fewer than one solar mass per year, reflecting its subdued star-forming activity. At the heart of the galaxy lies a supermassive black hole with a mass equivalent to 9 ...