Scientists have discovered the birth sites of gigantic elliptical galaxies which they claim offer new clues about how they were formed.

The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle - in fact it is elliptical, meaning its distance from Earth at any given time will vary.

The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical which means there are times when it is further away - apogee - and times when it is closer - perigee.

The camera tips skyward in several early moments of RaMell Ross’ exquisite, elliptical “Nickel Boys.”

An elliptical halo of thin, concentrated light floated in the capacious drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory on a recent morning, above a circular space designed to dissolve your sense of space and time.