About 72 percent of the galaxies we’ve studied are spiral, like ours, but there are two other types of galaxies out there that we’ve observed. Elliptical galaxies are, well, elliptical in shape.

Giant galaxy is still growing Messier 87 has swallowed an entire galaxy in the last billion years Date: June 25, 2015 Source: ESO Summary: The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 has swallowed an ...

Its thousands of galaxies are like a swarm of bees, buzzing around a giant core of enormous elliptical galaxies ... And just before dawn, Venus pops above the horizon at around 5am, outshining ...

If you ever get out away from city lights and just stare up at the night sky, you might start noticing more than just the pinpricks of lights of individual stars. You may see smudges of light acros… ...