Sunny Priyan
This sparkling picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the center of globular cluster M4.
The power of Hubble has resolved the cluster into a multitude of glowing orbs, each a colossal nuclear furnace.
M4 is relatively close to us, lying 7,200 light-years distant, making it a prime object for study.
M4 contains tens of thousands of stars, including many white dwarfs- the remnants of ancient, dying stars.
In July 2003, Hubble helped make the astounding discovery of a planet called PSR B1620-26 b, 2.5 times the mass of Jupiter, which is located in this cluster.
M4, estimated to be 13 billion years old, is unique for orbiting a binary system of a white dwarf and a pulsar.