This animation shows an X-ray view of the spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83) based on data from ESA's XMM-Newton space observatory. Most of the dots in this view represent the end points of the life cycle of stars, including remnants of supernova explosions and binary systems featuring compact stellar remnants like neutron stars or black holes that are feeding on matter from a companion star. See http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/08/X-raying_a_galaxy_s_stellar_remnants | ESA - European Sp