An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

NGC 3640 shows signs of past galaxy mergers, per astronomers The elliptical galaxy may soon absorb its smaller neighbor, NGC 3641 VLT images reveal remnants of previous galactic collisions ...

Each planet, including the six involved in this alignment (Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), follows an elliptical path around the Sun. This elliptical shape is a result of the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed the collision between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy, providing more ...

Included in the image are (from top to bottom) Jupiter, Saturn ... It is also called the “Cigar Galaxy” because of the elliptical shape produced by the oblique tilt of its starry disk relative ...