Astronomers have discovered a giant galaxy featuring nine concentric rings, making it unique among known galaxies. The Bullseye Galaxy, officially named LEDA 1313424, is located approximately 567 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The rings were formed when a smaller blue dwarf galaxy collided with the Bullseye Galaxy about 50 million years ago, creating ripples that expanded outward. High-resolution imagery from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirmed eight rings, while an additional ninth ring was confirmed using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. The discovery confirms long-standing predictions about ring formation in galaxies.
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