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Hubble Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4698, showing a dusty spiral disk with blue star-forming regions and an elongated central bulge extending above and below the disk.
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Hubble image reveals NGC 4698, a Virgo Cluster galaxy whose center spins the wrong way

New Hubble observations of NGC 4698 in the Virgo Cluster show a spiral galaxy whose central stars and gas rotate perpendicular to its disk, likely the result of accreted outside gas and a past minor merger. The finding is a reminder that galaxies are not finished objects: they still grow by consuming their surroundings.

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By Amara Intelligence
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