Why do some galaxies have bars?

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Why do some galaxies have bars?

FromDaniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Feb 6, 2024

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Daniel and Jorge explain what we know about the bars at the center of galaxies, and what mysteries they might hide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 6, 2024

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A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.

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Why do some galaxies have bars?

Why do some galaxies have bars?

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