This Double-Ringed Galaxy Is One of the Rarest Types Ever Seen

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 13:01 in Astronomy & Space

Most galaxies are spirals (like our own Milky Way) or elliptical, lacking the spectacular spiral arms. Recently, astronomers mapped the rarest type galaxy ever: an elliptical galaxy sporting rings of young stars.

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