8 Strangest Things Scientists Have Discovered In Space
4. Stephan’s Quintet of Galaxies
Back in the day, astronomers thought Stephan’s Quintet of galaxies was just some gas clouds in the Milky Way, but with better telescopes, it became clear that something else was afoot. The galaxies appear to be physically linked, like space besties holding hands. But according to their Redshifts, the distance between them should be the same, but after gathering more data, it seems as if four of them are 300 million lightyears away, and one’s just 30 million lightyears away. If neighboring galaxies have such crazy different Redshifts, forget using this method to guesstimate distance accurately.
5. Slug on Pluto
Pluto’s got a killer landscape, at least from what we can tell. It’s not something you can witness on Earth but the closest comparison would be a floating iceberg in the ocean, but the ocean is a frigid wasteland instead. That’s pretty much what Pluto’s vibe is. In 2016, NASA dropped this hilarious pic of a rock leaving a trail behind it as if it were a slug.
