What is the rarest thing in the galaxy?

Astronomers recently mapped the rarest type of galaxy ever found: an elliptical galaxy
elliptical galaxy
An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image. They are one of the four main classes of galaxy described by Edwin Hubble in his Hubble sequence and 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae, along with spiral and lenticular galaxies.
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sporting rings of young stars
. Most galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are spiral or elliptical. But this recently mapped galaxy, called PGC 1000714, is unique.
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What is the rarest item in the universe?

"At" stands for astatine. It is an element with 85 protons packed into its nucleus, thus the atomic number "85" ... The problem is, there's something about 85 protons in a tight space that nature doesn't enjoy. Almost as soon as they squeeze together bits of nuclear material get spat out, or get added, and poof!
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What are the rare things in the universe?

  • 'Oumuamua.
  • The Red Rectangle Nebula.
  • Planet Nine.
  • Galaxy X.
  • Elst-Pizarro.
  • Tabby's Star.
  • FRB 121102.
  • Hoag's Object.
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What's the strangest thing in space?

Five Weird Things That Happen in Outer Space
  • Plasma. sept_soho.gif. ...
  • Extreme Temperatures. From Siberia to the Sahara, Earth experiences an extensive range of temperatures. ...
  • Cosmic Alchemy. Every second, the Sun fuses about 600 million metric tons of hydrogen. ...
  • Magnetic Explosions. ...
  • Supersonic Shocks.
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What is a rare galaxy?

Astronomers have seen a very curious object that they never saw before. They recently captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy named R5519, which lies 11 billion light-years from the Solar System.
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Probability Comparison: Rarest Things in the Universe



What is a dead galaxy?

The “dead” moniker describes the fact that these galaxies no longer have the necessary cold hydrogen gas to make stars. Without the gas, there's no clumping of matter that eventually leads to the formation of a star.
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Are there humans in other galaxies?

Unfortunately, we're unlikely to ever make contact with life in other galaxies. Travel by spaceship to our closest intergalactic neighbor, the Canis Major Dwarf, would take almost 750,000,000 years with current technology.
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What is the scariest thing found in space?

Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black holes – regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape – are a hot topic in the news these days.
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What does space smell like?

Astronaut Thomas Jones said it "carries a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell…a little like gunpowder, sulfurous." Tony Antonelli, another space-walker, said space "definitely has a smell that's different than anything else." A gentleman named Don Pettit was a bit more verbose on the topic: "Each time, when I ...
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Do white holes exist?

White holes cannot exist, since they violate the second law of thermodynamics. General Relativity is time symmetric. It does not know about the second law of thermodynamics, and it does not know about which way cause and effect go.
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What is the rarest matter?

Astatine is the rarest element on Earth; only approximately 25 grams occur naturally on the planet at any given time. Its existence was predicted in the 1800s, but was finally discovered about 70 years later.
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Can a wormhole exist?

In the early days of research on black holes, before they even had that name, physicists did not yet know if these bizarre objects existed in the real world.
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What is inside a black hole?

What is at the center of a black hole? At the center of a black hole, it is often postulated there is something called a gravitational singularity, or singularity. This is where gravity and density are infinite and space-time extends into infinity.
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Can diamonds fall from space?

Carbonado diamonds are extremely rare and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. Experts say study of the stone's chemical structure leads them to believe they come from space.
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What's the most expensive thing in space?

According to a report in CNBC, the International Space Station (ISS) is the most expensive ever created on the planet earth. The value of the ISS is 150 billion dollars, that is 15 thousand crore dollars. It will be very difficult for even a calculator to calculate ISS' worth in Indian currency.
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How rare is gold in the universe?

Compared to Earth's total size, that's not much gold. There is actually six times more platinum in our planet's core, which contains about 1 part per million of gold. Gold is, in fact, quite rare.
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Do you age in space?

In space, people usually experience environmental stressors like microgravity, cosmic radiation, and social isolation, which can all impact aging. Studies on long-term space travel often measure aging biomarkers such as telomere length and heartbeat rates, not epigenetic aging.
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Can you fart in space?

The official verdict on gas in space: No burps, more farts, and no, you can't use your flatulence to propel you around the shuttle.
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Can someone hear you scream in space?

The old tagline 'in space no one can hear you scream' has been confirmed by a South African mother loudly shouting for her children to tidy their room from 33,000 metres above the ground. Or not so loudly, as the case appears to be.
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What if Earth was in a black hole?

The strong uneven gravitational pull on the Earth would continuously deform the planet. This would generate a tremendous amount of internal friction, heating the Earth's core to disastrous levels. It would likely give rise to Earth-shattering earthquakes, volcanoes, and deadly tsunamis. The trifecta of doom.
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Why is space black?

Because space is a near-perfect vacuum — meaning it has exceedingly few particles — there's virtually nothing in the space between stars and planets to scatter light to our eyes. And with no light reaching the eyes, they see black.
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Can you breathe Titan?

Titan is extremely cold, with an annual temperature of -180 C (-291 F), but thankfully, due to its thick atmosphere, humans walking outside on titan would only need warm clothing and respirators. Titan's atmosphere lacks oxygen; however it contains ice water below its surface that can be used as a source of oxygen.
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Which planet has a life?

Among the stunning variety of worlds in our solar system, only Earth is known to host life.
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Is Earth the only planet with life?

Earth is the only planet in the universe known to possess life. The planet boasts several million described species, living in habitats ranging from the bottom of the deepest ocean to a few miles up into the atmosphere. Researchers think far more species remain that have yet to be described to science.
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