http://www.metafilter.com/tags/shape Posts tagged with 'shape' at MetaFilter. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:42:38 -0800 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:42:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/83591/A%2Dshapely%2Dgalaxy There are many galaxies. <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/howdoesmygalaxygrow?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news">The Sombrero Galaxy</a>. <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/howdoesmygalaxygrow/3">The Whirlpool Galaxy.</a> <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/howdoesmygalaxygrow/6">Lenticular galaxies.</a> The occasional <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/howdoesmygalaxygrow/10">irregular galaxy</a>. <a href="http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Galaxies/types.html">What types of galaxies do we find in the universe?</a> tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.83591 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:42:38 -0800 galaxy shape type twoleftfeet http://www.metafilter.com/24184/Doughnutty%2DUniverse <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/science/space/11COSM.html?8isc">MMmmm, doughnut.</a> <small>(NYT link, reg. req'd)</small> Lots of great philosophical answers to the old universe question, like our galaxy is in some giant's fingernail, and others. How about this one? Our universe is the shape of a doughnut! <small>(more inside)</small> tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.24184 Mon, 10 Mar 2003 23:05:33 -0800 doughnut galaxy giant newyorktimes nyt philosophical shape universe msacheson