ESO 338-4, also known as LEDA 63240 and IRAS 19245-4140, is classified as a blue compact dwarf galaxy. It resides in the constellation Corona Australis, some 100 million light-years from Earth.Blue compact dwarf galaxies take their name from the intensely blue star-forming regions that are often found within their cores.One such region can be seen embedded in ESO 338-4, which is populated with bright young stars voraciously consuming hydrogen.These massive stars are doomed to a short existence, as despite their vast supplies of hydrogen fuel.The nuclear reactions in the cores of these stars will burn through these supplies in only...