Star formation may be halted by cold ionized hydrogen

For the first time ionized hydrogen has been detected at the lowest frequency ever towards the center of our Galaxy. The findings originate from a cloud that is both very cold (around -230 degrees Celsius) and also ionized, something that has never been detected before. This discovery may help to explain why stars don’t form as quickly as they theoretically could.

Source:
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-star-formation-halted-cold-ionized.html