manuelcaeiro ☕"Astronomers have found a huge ring structure looping around the nearby (...) galaxy M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy. It’s likely elliptical, encircling the entire galaxy and something like 370,000 light years along its long axis."
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An ancient remnant of a galactic collision encircles the Sombrero Galaxy
Astronomers have found a huge ring structure looping around the nearby (and absolutely spectacular) galaxy M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy. It’s likely elliptical, encircling the entire galaxy and something like 370,000 light years along its long axis.