Some elliptical galaxies have streams of stars orbiting around them.

This is a simple model of a (prolate) elliptical galaxy.

A common form is the elliptical galaxy, which has an ellipse-shaped light profile.

Now we know that black holes in elliptical galaxies are efficient as well.

The nebula looks like a small elliptical galaxy, but it is not.

Astronomers now see elliptical galaxies as some of the most evolved systems in the universe.

With one of her children, an elliptical galaxy, smoldering in the foreground.

In about a billion years time they are expected to merge and become an elliptical galaxy.

Astronomers believe that the merger of two galaxies always results in an elliptical galaxy.

In his later years he made significant contributions toward understanding the dynamics of elliptical galaxies.