Dusty Accretion Disks around Supermassive Black Holes May Be Secret Planet Factories

Mishra et al. suggest that AGN dust tori host the largest populations of planets in the Universe. Image credit: ESO.

Astronomers propose that the dust-rich tori surrounding active galactic nuclei (AGN) — the energetic cores of galaxies powered by feeding supermassive black holes — behave much like the protoplanetary disks that spawn planets around young stars.

The post Dusty Accretion Disks around Supermassive Black Holes May Be Secret Planet Factories appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Recent Posts

editors picks

Top Reviews