According to our current understanding, giant elliptical galaxies form:
A) by being located near the center of the Big Bang explosion and thus getting a major early push
B) only in the giant voids that astronomers are discovering among the filaments and chains of galaxies
C) by the merger (or swallowing) of a number of smaller galaxies in a cluster of galaxies
D) when a black hole swallows enough material so that most of the stars in the galaxy are inside the black hole, leaving only a thin halo
E) by watching too much football and drinking too much beer

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Giant elliptical galaxies are believed to be formed through the process of galaxy mergers, where several smaller galaxies within a cluster collide and eventually merge into a single, larger galaxy. This process can take billions of years and can result in the formation of a massive elliptical galaxy at the center of the cluster.

According to Our Current Understanding, Giant Elliptical Galaxies Form