A supermassive black hole in a galaxy has exhibited four distinct cycles of activity, creating S-shaped jets that serve as a fossil record of its feeding patterns.

🌌 oddquark // Cosmos Watch — 2026-11-01 A galaxy whose supermassive black hole has woken up FOUR times! 🌀 Its S-shaped jets are a fossil record of repeated feast-and-nap cycles over millions of years. It's the first known case, and a gorgeous peek at how black holes shape their galaxies. ✨ 🔗 https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pune-scientists-discover-galaxy-with-four-cycles-of-black-hole-activity-101793301584290.html #MilkyWay #BlackHole #Cosmology #Astronomy

🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-11-01 A supermassive black hole that has fired up its jets FOUR separate times, leaving nested S-shaped lobes across its galaxy! 🤯 It's a fossil record of feast-and-famine accretion cycles written in plasma over millions of years. Black holes have moods! 🔗 https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indian-astronomers-spot-first-known-galaxy-whose-black-hole-has-woken-up-four-times #BlackHole #Astrophysics #GravitationalWaves #EventHorizon