Tarantula Nebula - Wikipedia The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), forming its south-east corner (from Earth's perspective)
NASA SVS | 30 Doradus: A Massive Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus (the Tarantula Nebula) is a very bright and active star-forming region outside of the Milky Way galaxy, at 160,000 light-years away “30 Dor” is home to the central star cluster NGC 2070, including the most active region, R136, which appears in the central-right area of the image
Webb Captures A Cosmic Tarantula | ESA Webb Thousands of never-before-seen young stars are spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by the NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope Nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula for the appearance of its dusty filaments in previous telescope images, the nebula has long been a favourite for astronomers studying star formation
Chandra :: Photo Album :: Tarantula Nebula :: February 12, 2025 A “bouquet” of budding young stars is on display in a new composite image of 30 Doradus (30 Dor) Also known as the Tarantula Nebula, 30 Dor is one of the brightest and most crowded regions of star formation relatively close to Earth
Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) - Constellation Guide The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) is a vast star-forming region located approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado It is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
30 Doradus in Ultraviolet, Visible, and Red Light | ESA Hubble The stellar grouping, called R136, is only a few million years old and resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way There is no known star-forming region in our galaxy as large or as prolific as 30 Doradus
ESA - Webb captures a cosmic tarantula Thousands of never-before-seen young stars are spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by the NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope Nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula for the appearance of its dusty filaments in previous telescope images, the nebula has long been a favourite for astronomers studying star formation
A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb - NASA Science Once upon a space-time, a cosmic creation story unfolded: Thousands of never-before-seen young stars spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope