Press ReleaseAstronomers capture most detailed thousand-colour image of a galaxyAstronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor Galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), they observed this nearby galaxy in thousands of colours simultaneously. “The Sculptor Galaxy is in a sweet spot,” says Congiu. Therefore, the more shades of colour there are in an image of a galaxy, the more we can learn about its inner workings. Future projects using the map will explore how gas flows, changes its composition, and forms stars all across this galaxy.