Like this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_galaxy It just doesnt seem natural at all I guess there is always a chance of a galaxy getting into this shape naturaly but I sure wouldnt be amazed if there was intelligent design behind it. Any thoughts?
2006-09-02 17:43:06 · 6 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well if thats the case lets get our galaxy to collide with another head on because I wana live in a ring galaxy it looks so cool!
2006-09-02 17:53:21 · update #1
Actually, rings, or circular and spherical shaped objects appear quite often in nature. For example, rings of saturn and the asteorid belt are rings; craters and spiral galaxies are circular, stars and planets are spherical. So rings are easitly explained.
Now if we were to find a galaxy in the shape of a cube, then I would be the first to jump up and say, Aliens! Borg Invasion! Run for your lives!
PS - we are on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy. Unfortunately, it won't happen for another several hundred million years at least.
2006-09-02 18:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by PhysicsDude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ring galaxy is formed when two galaxies collide head on. The different shapes of all the galaxies depend on the angles of these collisions. I think there is life elsewhere, and possibly intelligent, but ring galaxies are not their signature.
2006-09-02 17:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by isaac a 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. This is not the sign of intelligence.
The aesthetics is nice but something this large can be explained only by natural forces.
2006-09-02 17:47:27 · answer #3 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ring galaxies can be explained with what we know of gravity.
(you do have to throw the assumption of dark matter in there, but let's ignore that for a sec)
2006-09-02 17:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by tomz17 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no way that Earth is the only planet with intelligent life forms.
2006-09-02 17:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not signs of life, intelligent or otherwise. Ring nebulae (they are not galaxies -- totally different thing) are created by a supernova explosion.
2006-09-02 17:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋