Astronomers spot gigantic 'Frankenstein' galaxy with a centre YOUNGER than its outside

About 250 million light-years away, there is a neighbourhood of our universe that astronomers thought was quiet and unremarkable. However, a new study has found quite the opposite. The galaxy is now believed to be a'monster' - a giant galaxy formed from the parts of other galaxies. At left, in optical light, UGC 1382 appears to be a simple elliptical galaxy. But spiral arms emerged when astronomers incorporated ultraviolet and deep optical data (middle).