Astronomers have discovered a rare 'polar ring galaxy' wrapped in a huge ribbon of hydrogen
- Written by: Baerbel Koribalski, Senior research scientist, CSIRO
Jayanne English (U. Manitoba) / N. Deg (Queen’s U.) / The WALLABY team / CSIRO / ASKAP / NAOJ / Subaru Telescope, CC BY-SAGalaxies come in many shapes and sizes, from giant, slowly rotating ovals and fast-whirling spiral disks to faint ball-shaped blobs and dwarf irregulars. Most large, bright galaxies – including our own Milky Way...