From pancakes to soccer balls, new study shows how galaxies change shape as they age
- Written by Jesse van de Sande, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Astronomy, University of Sydney
The Sombrero galaxy reveals the extremes of age and shape.
NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Galaxies are a fundamental part of the 13.7 billion-year-old universe. Understanding how a system as complex and striking as our own Milky Way galaxy formed after the Big Bang is one of the great themes of modern astronomy.
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