A bright glowing region in pale green and purple stretches across the image, laced through with dark brown lanes of dust and black space along the top and bottom.

Core of M82

This Hubble image is the most detailed view of M82’s core ever captured. It isolates the light from glowing gas clouds, while blocking out much of the starlight. The image shows the light emitted by sulfur (in red), visible and ultraviolet light from oxygen (in green and blue, respectively), and light from hydrogen (in cyan).

Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA