
How to know what edge of a galaxy leans towards you | By Ethan Siegel | Start with an explosion! | Sea, 2025
This image shows the dusty Galaxy NGC 4526, the galaxy that was host of a brilliant supernova in 1994. It has a central dust disc in the middle of the galaxy, and the fact that it seems dusty on the one hand more than the other allows us to learn which edge is closer to…