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Galaxy evolution: Let there be stars

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The discovery of stars being formed within a galactic outflow confirms that supermassive black holes can enhance the growth of their host galaxies.

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Figure 1: Side-on illustration of the galaxy studied by Maiolino and colleagues.

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  1. Kastytis Zubovas is at the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanoriu 231, Vilnius LT-02300, Lithuania.,

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