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In a recent research, just published in Nature Astronomy, we have found a connection between the supermassive black hole (SMBH) and the galaxy that host them, despite the huge difference in scale between both astrophysical objects. Using Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and optical survey images, we found a weak but significant alignment between the direction of the jets emitted by the SMBHs and the shape of the galaxy. In particular, we found a consistent alignment between the jet and the galaxy's minor axis. The implications of this study link the black hole, despite its small size compared relative to the host galaxy, with the cosmic environment. Finally, the finding suggests that the black hole may play a significant role in shaping the galaxy and some sort of co-evolution, providing new insight into galaxy evolution and rising new questions, entangled with recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope on early quasars.
