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Quasar winds with record energy levels were seen fleeing a distant galaxy

The enormous outflows of gas can help explain why galaxies stop making stars

quasar illustration

Bright, active black holes at the centers of galaxies, called quasars (illustrated), can blow gas out into space, shutting down galactic growth.

J. Olmsted/STScI, ESA, NASA

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

Black holes in the distant universe blow winds with 100 times the energy of all the stars in the Milky Way combined.