... A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles . ... Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s. Zodiacal Light and Milky Way . ... The Sun is at the upper right, a bright star against the background of the Milky Way. ... An unusual spiral structure has been discovered around the Milky Way star R Sculptoris, a red giant star located about 1,500 light years away toward the constellation of the Sculptor (Sculptoris). ...