The cavities and shock will dissipate, leaving behind very little trace of their existence.

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It might come from a merging galaxy, either gas and stars, or even another black hole falling into an existing black hole. It might also be a large amount of the hot X-ray emitting gas that cooled to low temperature. Either way, it would represent the tail end of galaxy formation.

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We think that the main effect of eruptions like this is to stop stars from forming by preventing hot gas from cooling down.

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