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New Study Reveals Most Galaxies Spin Clockwise

3/16/2025

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A groundbreaking discovery by Kansas State University researcher Lior Shamir reveals that two-thirds of 263 galaxies observed by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spin clockwise. This unexpected finding challenges previous assumptions about galaxy rotation and bolsters theories that the universe may have emerged from a rotating black hole, shedding light on long-standing cosmic mysteries.

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A groundbreaking discovery by Kansas State University researcher Lior Shamir reveals that two-thirds of 263 galaxies observed by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spin clockwise. This unexpected finding challenges previous assumptions about galaxy rotation and bolsters theories that the universe may have emerged from a rotating black hole, shedding light on long-standing cosmic mysteries.