Strange ribbon like galaxy?

• by armartini

  There is this strange galaxy? that almost resembles a ribbon. Why does it have an almost empty space?

  Posted November 18, 2015 7:41 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  This is a simulated galaxy from the Illustris project. The blue areas are regions of star formation. Not so sure what you mean by empty space?

  😃

  Posted November 18, 2015 7:48 PM

• by brainybrianna

  What does Illustris mean?

  Posted November 25, 2015 5:00 AM