Supermassive black hole appears to grow like a baby star
[ Artists impression A spiralling wind helps the supermassive black hole in galaxy ESO320G030 to grow assisted by magnetic fields In this illustration the core of the galaxy is dominated by a rotating wind of dense gas leading outwards from the hidden supermassive black hole at the galaxys very centre The motions of the gas traced by light from molecules of hydrogen cyanide have been measured with the ALMA telescope] Supermassive black holes pose unanswered questions for astronomers around the world, not least “How do they grow so big?” Now, an international team of astronomers,