The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral structure. But while it is impossible to get a full view of the Milky Way from the vantage point of Earth because we are inside the galaxy,

The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy by a telescope in Chile is so detailed that it's already serving as a star-packed map. Scientists used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope to observe the galaxy for some 50 hours,

Astronomers unveiled an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), captured using the European Southern Observatory's Chile-based Very Large Telescope (VLT), according to ABC News. The VLT,