A supermassive black hole is devouring the gas in its host galaxy, leading to its demise.
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death retrieved 16 September 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-09-astronomers-black-hole-starving-host.html
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