Spiral Galaxy NGC 4151 - The Eye Of Sauron

Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 16:20 in Astronomy & Space

A new composite image  from NASA shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151...and, well...if you have seen the film versions of "The Lord of the Rings" you know what it looks like. So do astronomers and, so, "Eye of Sauron" it is. read more

Read the whole article on

More from

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net