NASA and ESA released a Hubble Space Telescope image of Messier 30, a dense collection of stars roughly 27,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Capricornus. The image was published on November 5, 2026, according to NASA's image article.

The cluster is named after French astronomer Charles Messier, who cataloged it alongside other diffuse objects that could be mistaken for comets in early telescopes. NASA describes the image as offering a lesson in galactic history, noting that scientists continue to study what such clusters can reveal.

The image is credited to ESA/Hubble and NASA, with M. Libralato, G. Piotto and A. Sarajedini.