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Running rings around galaxies

HEN SOMEONE MENTIONS a galaxy, odds are you’ll imagine a disc-like whirlpool of stars rotating majestically in space. If you grew up in Britain, you’d probably imagine a chocolate bar, but that’s a different story. Like chocolate bars, however, galaxies come in different shapes

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