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.
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.