Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed that a supermassive black hole nearly 12 billion light-years away is actively starving its host galaxy, preventing it from forming new stars. This discovery, published in Nature Astronomy on September 16, offers the first direct evidence that black holes can halt star formation by ejecting vital gas, leaving the galaxy dormant. The galaxy in question, GS-10578, also known as Pablo’s Galaxy, has stopped forming stars, a process known as “quenching,” driven by the black hole at its core. How a Supermassive Black Hole Starves …