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Astronomers used the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph to confirm that spiral galaxies indeed have lower mass black holes in their nuclei than do elliptical galaxies. The team also discovered that certain features of spiral galaxies affect the mass of the central black hole. This implies that life is only possible in a spiral galaxy and that a life-supportable spiral galaxy must manifest specific features.

M. A. Hughes, et al, “An Atlas of Hubble Space Telescope Spectra and Images of Nearby Spiral Galaxies,” Astronomical Journal, 126 (2003), pp. 742-761.

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJ/journal/issues/v126n2/203148/brief/203148.abstract.html

RTB articles: Anthropic Principle article in Facts for Faith

RTB video: Journey Toward Creation, 2^nd edition

RTB book: The Creator and the Cosmos, 3^rd edition