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Far-Off Quasar Could Be the Spark That Ignites a Galaxy

Discover Magazine - Wed 2 Dec 09

Which came first: A galaxy or the supermassive black hole at its center? ...

Naked Black Hole Builds Future Galactic Dream Home

Wired Science - Mon 30 Nov 09

Astronomers have captured a distant black hole creating the galaxy that will eventually become its home. By sending a jet of gas and highly energetic particles into a neighboring galaxy, the ...

Black hole caught zapping galaxy into existence?

Phys.org - Mon 30 Nov 09

(PhysOrg.com) -- Which come first, the supermassive black holes that frantically devour matter or the enormous galaxies where they reside? A brand new scenario has emerged from a recent set ...

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Quasar may be fueling star creation in nearby galaxy

Ars Technica - Thu 3 Dec 09

Which came first: supermassive black holes, or the galaxies that orbit them? Recent observations of a distant quasar with no apparent host galaxy and a nearby companion galaxy suggest that it ...

Black hole seen building its own galaxy

TG Daily - Tue 1 Dec 09

Forming 350 stars per year

Black holes are cosmic factories for building galaxies, scientists believe

Telegraph.co.uk Science - Tue 1 Dec 09

Research may help explain why large galaxies have black holes at their cores.

Presto! Black Hole Creates a Galaxy

SPACE.com - Mon 30 Nov 09

Astronomers have long wondered which came first, the black hole or the galaxy around it. The leading theory holds that the two co-evolve, starting small and building over time.

European Team May Have Solved Galactic 'Chicken or Egg' Conundrum

Popular Science - Mon 30 Nov 09

So which comes first, the black hole or the galaxy? The questions has vexed astrophysicists for ages, but European researchers think they may have figured out the answer. A recent study suggests ...

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Labspaces.net - Tue 1 Dec 09

"The 'chicken and egg' question of whether a galaxy or its black hole comes first is one of the most debated subjects in astrophysics today," says lead author David Elbaz. "Our study suggests ...

Do Black Holes Build Their Own Galaxies?

RedOrbit - Mon 30 Nov 09

Notes[1] Supermassive black holes are found in the cores of most large galaxies; unlike the inactive and starving one sitting at the center of the Milky Way, a fraction of them are said to be ...