Huge 'flying saucer' in the universe

A twisted galaxy is dubbed the "UFO galaxy" because it has the shape of a flying saucer in fantasy novels of alien creatures.

Brown dust strips cannot cover the yellow core of NGC 2683.

NGC 2683, the name of the galaxy, is called "UFO galaxies" by astronomers . In the picture above, the edge from NGC 2683 helps astronomers clearly see the contrast of brown dust bands and the galaxy's yellow core. The photo also shows "star-producing" regions in NGC 2683 and blue stars scattered everywhere, Discovery said.

With this photo, viewers can clearly see the flying saucer of NGC 2683.

The core of the "UFO galaxy" is yellow because it is the focus of old stars. NGC 2683 is about 16 million light-years from Earth. It constantly moves away from the earth at 410 km / sec. Astronomer Frederick William Herschel discovered "UFO galaxy" since 1788.