<ul><li>Astronomers have discovered a galaxy, NGC 5084, with a black hole that appears to have been turned on its side, spinning out of alignment with its host galaxy.</li><li>Using a new technique called SAUNAS (Selective Amplification of Ultra Noisy Astronomical Signal), researchers found four large X-ray plumes extending from the center of the galaxy, unusual in both number and alignment with the galactic plane.</li><li>Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter Array, and NRAO's Expanded Very Large Array revealed a dusty inner disk spinning at a 90-degree angle to the rest of the galaxy.</li><li>The disturbance in the galaxy's structure suggests a possible collision with another galaxy, causing the black hole to tip over.</li></ul>

Astronomers Find a Black Hole Tipped Over on its Side

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