'Polar ring' galaxies might not be as rare as once thought
New images of two galaxies reveal what look like rarely seen rings of hydrogen gas nearly perpendicular to the galaxies’ starry disks.
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New images of two galaxies reveal what look like rarely seen rings of hydrogen gas nearly perpendicular to the galaxies’ starry disks.
Astronomers have found two candidates for this rare type of galaxy, surrounded by a halo of hydrogen gas—and they could provide insights about dark matter
Two new polar ring galaxies were discovered after a team of international researchers, including a professor with the University of Manitoba, found traces of hydrogen gas
Searching through a catalogue of more than 600 galaxies, Nathan Deg stumbled upon two that seemed perfectly gift-wrapped.
Scientists using a radio observatory in Western Australia have stumbled upon two rare “polar ring galaxies” that resemble giant eyes with entire galaxies within.