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Hubble captures rare spiral galaxy NGC 4698 spinning in two directions

Hubble photographs NGC 4698 with unusual dual-rotation structure

2 Sep 19 5:00 AM · 4d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 2

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured sharp images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698, revealing that its center spins perpendicular to its outer disk—a rare configuration among known spiral galaxies. The galaxy sits in the Virgo Cluster, 55 million light-years away.

Hubble photographs NGC 4698 with unusual dual-rotation structure
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“A galaxy 55 million light-years away in space spins in two directions at once, and astronomers suspect it ended up that way after swallowing a smaller neighbor.”

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