The Universe Still Has Fuel—But Star Formation Keeps Slowing
Astronomers report that star formation has declined sharply over 4.5 billion years even though neutral hydrogen remains available. The bottleneck may be conversion, not supply.
🌸 Loflou's Notes
Space is echoing economics: possessing raw capacity is not the same as being able to turn it into productive output. Systems age when their conversion machinery becomes the constraint.