Francesco D’Eugenio, a researcher from Cambridge’s Kavli Institute for Cosmology, explained that a team of astronomers tried to find a connection between the black hole and the death of Pablo’s Galaxy. “Based on previous observations, we knew that this galaxy is in a state of extinction: it does not form many stars given its size, and we expect there to be a connection between the black hole and the end of star formation,” D’Eugenio said in a statement. statement.
“However, until the end [James Webb Space Telescope]we haven’t been able to study this galaxy in enough detail to confirm that connection, and we don’t know if this blackout is temporary or permanent.”