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Spiral Galaxy
Two stellar arms sweep outward from a hot rotating core.
Deep-space motion · 10 experiments
Galaxy Motion Lab
Ten living galaxy systems built entirely with deterministic CSS—from quiet ellipticals and luminous quasars to collisions, lensing, and the birth of a new galaxy.
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Barred Spiral
A bright central bar feeds two long, curling spiral arms.
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Elliptical Galaxy
Ancient stars breathe in a smooth, nearly featureless cloud.
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Galaxy Collision
Two spiral systems pass through one another and pull out tidal tails.
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Whirlpool Galaxy
Nested currents draw stars inward through a deep cosmic vortex.
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Ring Galaxy
A luminous shock ring ripples around a compact golden nucleus.
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Quasar
A brilliant active nucleus drives twin relativistic jets.
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Gravitational Lens
A massive foreground galaxy bends a distant source into arcs.
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Galaxy Cluster
Nine galaxies drift around the cluster’s shared center of gravity.
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Galaxy Birth
Gas collapses, ignites, and opens into a young rotating galaxy.