Giant black hole blows 2 bubbles in gas surrounding Messier 84; NASA shares awesome photos

A giant black hole has blown two bubbles in the hot gas surrounding it in the M84 galaxy. The result is a structure in X-rays that looks like the letter “H”.

A giant black hole which has blown two bubbles in the hot gas surrounding it in the M84 Galaxy. (NASA)

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1/5 A giant black hole which has blown two bubbles in the hot gas surrounding it in the M84 Galaxy. (NASA)

The result is a structure in X-rays that looks like the Letter "H". (NASA)

2/5 The result is a structure in X-rays that looks like the Letter "H". (NASA)

The "H" shows up in an image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. (NASA)

3/5 The "H" shows up in an image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. (NASA)

Jets from the black hole pushed the hot gas aside to create this unusual outline. (NASA)

4/5 Jets from the black hole pushed the hot gas aside to create this unusual outline. (NASA)

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was employed by astronomers to produce a visual representation of the hot gas (pink in color) present in and around the galaxy M84. The map covers a distance of nearly 100 light-years from the central black hole of the galaxy. (NASA)

5/5 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was employed by astronomers to produce a visual representation of the hot gas (pink in color) present in and around the galaxy M84. The map covers a distance of nearly 100 light-years from the central black hole of the galaxy. (NASA)