Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars. Image courtesy of NASA and M. Weiss/Chandra X-ray Center
Joel Kontinen
What does black holes done for planets? According to a recently published study, they form planets around supermassive black holes.
The active
centres of galaxies might be regions of extraordinary planet formation, where
millions of worlds are born.
Most
galaxies in the universe, such as our own Milky Way, host a supermassive black
hole at their centre. Most of the time, these black holes are quiescent, as
there is no matter falling into them. But occasionally they become active and
consume huge amounts of dust and gas, perhaps from a merger with another according
to evolution, becoming an active galactic nucleus for millions of years.
Source:
By Jonathan O’Callaghan 2026 Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes | New Scientist 28 May
Posts
