Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy’s heart is captured in new telescope picture

This image provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the complex distribution of molecular gas in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way, designated in different colors: sulphur monoxide (cyan), silicon monoxide (green), isocyanic acid (red), cyanoacetylene (blue), and carbon monosulphide (magenta). The stars in the foreground of this image were observed at infrared wavelengths (Y, Z and J filters). (ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore via AP)

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