Massive Exoplanets Could Form Around Supermassive Black Holes

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Researchers at New Mexico State University have published a study revealing new conditions for the formation of giant planets around supermassive black holes (SMBHs). The research, published in The Astrophysical Journal, suggests that accretion disks around these black holes may be fertile ground for the emergence of exoplanets. The study authors identified that, under certain conditions, accretion disks around SMBHs can be strongly magnetized. …