NGC 4698: The galaxy that refuses to spin in sync

NGC 4698, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster 55 million light-years from Earth, defies the norm by rotating its central bulge perpendicular to the rest of its disk. Astronomers believe outside gas acquisition or a past galactic collision caused this unusual misalignment. The galaxy's chaotic structure reveals how gravitational interactions shape galactic evolution.

It's as though two galaxies have been joined together, each one rotating at its own pace.