Ellipticals are round, fuzzy, and have few distinguishing features. It's not even known for sure where they come from, or if they'll hold their shape as they age. It seems pretty fair to say that if galaxies were actors, many ellipticals would have day jobs. Most of the pretty images of galaxies that people see are spiral galaxies. They've got a nice shape and vibrant colors.
Elliptical galaxies are very unphotogenic.
In the 1920s, astronomy pioneer Edwin Hubble classified galaxies as spiral, elliptical, or irregular. The majority of galaxies are either spiral, like our own Milky Way, or elliptical, like M32, the closest elliptical galaxy to Earth. Stars in spiral galaxies generally have smooth, round orbits. In comparison, the internal construction of an elliptical galaxy is a bit of a mess. Stars in these galaxies have different orbits, zipping around space in complex patterns.