Supermassive Black Holes: The Universe’s Secret Planet Factories
The AGN Channel: A New Theory for Planet and Star Formation Astronomers have identified a novel environment for celestial formation: the dust-rich tori surrounding active galactic nuclei (AGN). According to research published in the Astrophysical Journal, these energetic cores—powered by feeding supermassive black holes—may host millions of planetary-mass objects. A team from New Mexico State … Read more