NASA observes a black hole in a dwarf galaxy that is fueling star formation

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NASA has announced that it has observed a black hole at the center of dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10 that defies expectations. Thanks to detailed evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope's imaging and spectroscopy instruments, scientists can see that the black hole is 'creating stars rather than gobbling them up.' The typical understanding of a black hole is that it's a region within space from which no particles, including light, can escape. However, something unusual occurs in the dwarf...

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