A swirled galaxy with a bright center and a swooping tail of stars pulled out into a glowing golden loop that eventually trails off to the right of the galaxy. A bright foreground star and more-distant galaxies are visible in the image.

Hubble image of NGC 7714

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo of NGC 7714 presents an especially striking view of the galaxy's smoke-ring-like structure. The golden loop is made of sun-like stars that have been pulled deep into space, far from the galaxy's center. The galaxy is located approximately 100 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Pisces.

Credits: NASA and ESA; Acknowledgment: A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science)