From Mashable · Elisha Sauers · · 40s
Hubble spots galaxy spinning two ways
NASA's Hubble reveals galaxy spinning in opposite directions.
In brief
NASA's Hubble reveals galaxy spinning in opposite directions. A galaxy 55 million light-years away spins in two directions after swallowing a smaller neighbor. Originally reported by Mashable.
Hubble captures galaxy
NASA's hubble space telescope photographed ngc 4698.
Galaxy spins two ways
a galaxy 55 million light-years away spins in two directions.
Galaxy spins oppositely
stars in the galaxy loop flat and crosswise at once.
Galaxy swallowed neighbor
astronomers suspect ngc 4698 swallowed a smaller galaxy.
Galaxy collision evidence
a hydrogen tail suggests galaxy collision happened.
What happens next
scientists will study ngc 4698 to understand galaxy collisions.
At a glance
A galaxy 55 million light-years away spins in two directions after swallowing a smaller neighbor.
