In a revelation that challenges conventional theories, NASA astronomers have identified a supermassive black hole in the heart of the galaxy NGC 5084 spinning at odds with its host galaxy. This extraordinary finding may reshape how we understand the dynamics of galaxies and the enigmatic black holes that reside within them.

What knocked this black hole over onto its side? It's a cosmic "whodunnit" that NASA scientists using the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes are trying to solve.

Years of data analysis and new imaging techniques revealed an unusual phenomenon in NGC 5084: a supermassive black hole with four plasma plumes forming an "X" shape, rotating at a 90-degree angle.