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A Black-Hole Jet Keeps the Red Potato From Cooking Stars
Chandra, Webb, VLT, and ALMA observations link a neighboring jet to turbulence around a galaxy 11.7 billion light-years away.
Summary
Chandra, Webb, VLT, and ALMA observations link a neighboring jet to turbulence around a galaxy 11.7 billion light-years away.
Astronomers combined X-ray, infrared, optical, and radio observations of MQN01 J004131.9-493704, nicknamed the red potato. The galaxy sits in a dense early-universe intersection, yet forms fewer stars than its gas supply suggests. The team reports evidence that a jet from a neighboring supermassive black hole keeps surrounding gas turbulent and suppresses star formation. The mechanism is an interpretation of multi-observatory data, not a directly filmed interaction.
Why it matters
Chandra, Webb, VLT, and ALMA observations link a neighboring jet to turbulence around a galaxy 11.7 billion light-years away.
Limits and context
- The mechanism is an interpretation of multi-observatory data, not a directly filmed interaction.
Key claims
Chandra, Webb, VLT, and ALMA observations link a neighboring jet to turbulence around a galaxy 11.7 billion light-years away.
Qualification: The mechanism is an interpretation of multi-observatory data, not a directly filmed interaction.
Evidence: source-2026-07-22-014
Sources
- Chandra X-ray Observatory via Newswise: Red potato galaxyChandra X-ray Observatory via Newswise · secondary reporting
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