NASA Finds ‘Sideways’ Black Hole Using Legacy Data, New Techniques – NASA

NASA Finds ‘Sideways’ Black Hole Using Legacy Data, New Techniques – NASA

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Image showing the structure of galaxy NGC 5084, with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory overlaid on a visible-light image of the galaxy. Chandra’s data, shown in purple, revealed four plumes of hot gas emanating from a supermassive black hole rotating “tipped over” at the galaxy’s core.

Credits:
X-ray: NASA/CXC, AS Borlaff, P. Marcum et al.; Optical full image: M. Pugh, B. Diaz; Image Processing: NASA/USRA/L. Proudfit

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