Scientists Unveil Colorful Sculptor Galaxy Map


Scientists Unveil Colorful Sculptor Galaxy Map

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Scientists Unveil Colorful Sculptor Galaxy Map

Astronomers found a spiral galaxy. It is near Earth and very bright with many colors. The galaxy is called Sculptor and it looks amazing.

A telescope in Chile took a picture. The picture shows many stars in the galaxy. Scientists can use it like a map to find stars.

The scientists used a Very Large Telescope. They looked at the galaxy for about 50 hours. They put many pictures together to make one big picture of Sculptor.

Sculptor is a starburst galaxy. It is full of new stars being born. It is easy to see with simple tools from the Southern Hemisphere.

The colors show the age of stars. They show what the stars are made of. Scientists found 500 things that look like cosmic mile markers.


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What is the name of the galaxy found by astronomers?

The galaxy is called Sculptor.

How long did scientists look at the galaxy?

They looked at the galaxy for about 50 hours.

What can the colors of the stars show?

The colors show the age of stars and what the stars are made of.


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