Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have probed the extreme outskirts of the stunning elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. The galaxy’s halo of stars has been found to extend much further from the galaxy’s centre than expected and the stars within this halo seem to be surprisingly rich in heavy elements. This is the most remote portion of an elliptical galaxy ever to have been explored.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1415/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
22 July 2014
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