Officially designated as LEDA 1313424, this enormous galaxy, aptly nicknamed the “Bullseye,” acquired its intricate pattern approximately 50 million years ago due to a collision with a much ...

The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly 50 million years ago. “The collision triggered the creation of nine ...

A Yale-led team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic rarity: a super-sized galaxy with nine concentric rings. Officially known as LEDA 1313424, the “Bullseye” galaxy got its rings about 50 million ...

LEDA 1313424, nicknamed the Bullseye, appears next to the small blue dwarf galaxy on its immediate left. NASA, ESA, Imad Pasha (Yale), Pieter van Dokkum (Yale) Around 50 million years ago ...

LEDA 1313424, aptly nicknamed the Bullseye, is two and a half times the size of our Milky Way and has nine rings — six more than any other known galaxy. High-resolution imagery from NASA’s ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture an incredible image of a galaxy that looks an awful lot like a bullseye. "This was a serendipitous discovery," said Imad Pasha, the lead researcher ...

A blue dwarf galaxy pitched through the bullseye's galactic neighborhood 50 million years ago, leaving behind nine glittering rings. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

The big picture: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an extraordinary cosmic event that astronomers are calling the "Bullseye." The massive galaxy LEDA 1313424 has been observed with an ...

Officially named LEDA 1313424, this galaxy has been given the appropriate title of the Bullseye Galaxy, and its serendipitous discovery is a new window into galaxy-on-galaxy crime. The Bullseye ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine star-filled rings after an "arrow" -- a far smaller blue dwarf galaxy -- shot ...