Under pressure, black holes feast

A new study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies — and the supermassive black holes within their cores — aggregate into clusters, these clusters create a volatile, highly pressurized environment. Individual galaxies falling into clusters are often deformed during the process and begin to resemble cosmic jellyfish.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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