▽Astronomy Picture of the Day ●11/22 16:15 2024 November 22The Medusa NebulaImage Credit & Copyright: Bruno Rota SargiExplanation: Braided and serpentine filaments of glowing gassuggest this nebula's popular name, The Medusa Nebula.Also known as Abell 21, this Medusa is an old planetary nebulasome 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Gemini.Like its mythological namesake, the nebula is associated with a dramatic transformatio
▽FITS ●11/16 12:09 HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.HEASARC Staff Scientist