Tangled threads weave through cosmic oddity
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 14:31
in Astronomy & Space
New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the intricate structure of the galaxy NGC 4696 in greater detail than ever before. The elliptical galaxy is a beautiful cosmic oddity with a bright core wrapped in system of dark, swirling, thread-like filaments.