The Tarantula resides in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own located 160,000 light-years away. This nebula spans roughly 1,000 light-years and contains nearly a million stars ...

Southern Ring Nebula: A colourful and haunting image of a dying star surrounded by expanding layers of glowing gas and dust.

The rich reservoirs of dust and gas within the Tarantula Nebula provide the material needed to fuel the birth of new stars — some of which are 150 times more massive than our sun.

The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would be a better fit for Halloween than Valentine's Day. But just look at it. You can see why NASA thinks it's an appropriate astronomical gift for a day of ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way's satellite ...

Weather NASA’s Hubble shows off sparkling Tarantula Nebula, where the biggest stars are born Published: Jan. 27, 2025, 8:24 a.m.

This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image captured by Hubble of the highly productive Tarantula Nebula (officially named 30 Doradus) in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and it’s a sight to behold.

The gorgeous Eagle Nebula is one of the most iconic objects in the cosmos, known affectionately as the Pillars of Creation. One of the most famous images ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope ...

The core of the Tarantula Nebula has been hollowed out into a massive cavity by the intense radiation blasted out by young hot stars, which can be identified by their bright blue glow.

Here’s how it works. 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Streamlines show the magnetic field morphology from SOFIA HAWC+ polarization maps.

In places like the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus), hydrogen condenses and fuels the birth of new stars. This makes the nebula an ideal place to study stellar evolution and formation.

The nebula is one of the largest and brightest star-forming regions in the Local Group of galaxies near the Milky Way. A stunning new view of the Tarantula Nebula captures turbulent clouds of gas ...