A thousand-color image of the Sculptor galaxy, captured with the MUSE instrument at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile. Photo: ESO via AP
This dazzling image shows the Sculptor galaxy β a spiral "starburst" galaxy that's pretty close to ours, at least by celestial standards.
The image was compiled from 100 exposures taken by a powerful telescope in Chile, AP reports. It spans 65,000 light-years.