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Sculptor—officially labeled NGC 253—is considered a starburst galaxy, one heavy with stellar action. It's located 11 million light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere's constellation Sculptor, and ...

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The Sculptor Galaxy, a spiral galaxy approximately 11 million light-years away yet one of the brightest (and dustiest) galaxies in the sky, has long been a subject of astronomical fascination.