PASADENA, Calif., April 25 (UPI) -- Most galaxies are either round or are flat, slender disks like our Milky Way, but one nicknamed the Sombrero galaxy manages to be both, U.S. astronomers say.
The Sombrero galaxy, which in visible light looks like its namesake wide-brimmed hat, is a round elliptical galaxy but has a thin disk embedded inside, making it one of the first known to exhibit characteristics of the two different types, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported Tuesday.