... Possible Jet Blown Shells Near Microquasar Cygnus X1 . ... Credit Copyright: Steve Cullen (lightbuckets.com) Explanation: What happens to matter that falls toward an energetic black hole? ... Confirmation that black hole jets may create expanding shells has come recently from the discovery of shells surrounding Cygnus X-1 . Pictured above on the upper right is one such shell quite possibly created by the jet of microquasar and black hole candidate Cygnus X-1 . ... The Black Hole in the Milky Way . ...