There’s a Rectangle Galaxy?

The video explores the diverse shapes of galaxies, focusing on the unique Emerald-Cut Galaxy, Leda 074886, which is rectangular. It explains how gravity influences galaxy formation, leading to disk shapes. The discovery of Leda 074886 involved analyzing star colors, revealing a young, disk-shaped center and older, boxy edges. Researchers hypothesize that this shape resulted from a collision of two small disk galaxies. The video concludes with a discussion on potential future galaxy collisions, including the Andromeda and Milky Way.

How do the colors of stars in the Emerald-Cut Galaxy vary, and what does this indicate about their ages?

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What potential future event involving the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies is mentioned, and what could it imply for galaxy shapes?

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