Hubble Detects Galaxy NGC 4698 Rotating Bidirectionally
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged galaxy NGC 4698, 55 million light-years distant, revealing it spins in two directions simultaneously. Astronomers hypothesize this unusual rotation resulted from the galaxy absorbing a smaller adjacent galaxy. This observation offers insights into galactic mergers and their impact on galaxy dynamics.
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