Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All
New observations from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope reveal the Sombrero galaxy is not simply a regular flat disk galaxy of stars as previously believed, but a more round elliptical galaxy with a flat disk tucked inside.
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PIA15427
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April 24, 2012
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JPL
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