... Located just next door, Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Sun. ... What's happening around that star? 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). ... In the above image, a detailed solar view was captured originally in a very specific color of red light, then rendered in black and white, and then color inverted. ...