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.

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