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?

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