REDHAND PICTURES

Thirteen billion years ago, the gas and dust particles that eventually became our Milky Way were whizzing around in every direction. Despite the wild motion of its parts, the galaxy as a whole was rotating about an axis. So why did the Milky Way, like most galaxies, become flat, and not spherical like stars and planets?

Created to accompany Mary Coughlan’s haunting rendition of 'Is That All There Is?' from her most ambitious project to date - Mirrors, a reimagining of Peggy Lee’s 1975 album written by Leiber & Stoller.