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You're probably used to real galaxies having curves, except not all of them seem to have gotten the memo.
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iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/121
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academic.oup.com/pasj/article/58/4/743/1456739
sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191010113203.htm
scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-planets-round
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astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2014/05/galaxies
astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2020/08/why-do-colliding-spiral-galaxies-form-elliptical-galaxies
https://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/senior/cosmicengine/galaxy_formation.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept11/Benson/Benson5.html
academic.oup.com/mnras/article/324/2/313/1020958
https://mosdef.astro.berkeley.edu/for-the-public/public/galaxy-masses/
arxiv.org/abs/1311.2609
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LEDA_074886.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WISE-_Andromeda.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/milky-way-collide.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-gazes-at-a-galactic-menagerie
istockphoto.com/photo/metallic-manual-machine-tortilla-press-on-pink-background-gm1153567085-313345282
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KeckTelescopes-hi.png
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_448.html
Head to cometeer.com/scishowspace to get $20 off your first purchase using my purchase link below. That’s 10 free capsules of coffee and always free shipping!
You're probably used to real galaxies having curves, except not all of them seem to have gotten the memo.
Hosted By: Hank Green
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow, Andy Griffith, and Heriberto Bustos!
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[Sources]
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/121
naoj.org/en/results/2012/03/19/2314.html
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-6256/151/6/141
academic.oup.com/pasj/article/58/4/743/1456739
sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191010113203.htm
scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-planets-round
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Essay_barnes_disk.html
astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2014/05/galaxies
astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2020/08/why-do-colliding-spiral-galaxies-form-elliptical-galaxies
https://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/senior/cosmicengine/galaxy_formation.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept11/Benson/Benson5.html
academic.oup.com/mnras/article/324/2/313/1020958
https://mosdef.astro.berkeley.edu/for-the-public/public/galaxy-masses/
arxiv.org/abs/1311.2609
IMAGES
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LEDA_074886.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WISE-_Andromeda.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/milky-way-collide.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-gazes-at-a-galactic-menagerie
istockphoto.com/photo/metallic-manual-machine-tortilla-press-on-pink-background-gm1153567085-313345282
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KeckTelescopes-hi.png
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_448.html
