Astronomy News




New ESO Image of the Medusa Nebula

This newly released image from the European Southern Observatory is the most detailed image ever taken of the Medusa Nebula. Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large…



Evidence of a New Type of Star Cluster

Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new class of “dark” globular star clusters around Centaurus A. These star clusters contain…


Cassini Views Saturn’s Moon Janus

This image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s moon Janus at a distance of approximately 2.5 million kilometers. Although Janus should be the least lonely…