NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of the Tarantula Nebula, shedding new light on the brightest region of starbirth in our galactic neighborhood.
Also known as 30 Doradus, the nebula is a large star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas that lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its turbulent cloud of dust and gas appear to swirl around the newly formed stars.
The Tarantula Nebula hosts the most powerful and hottest stars.
The image combines data from two different observing proposals.
NASA stated that Scylla was the first observing proposal. It was created to examine the properties of dust grains that exist in the void between stars . This is what makes up the dark cloud in this image. It reveals how interstellar dust interacts with starlight in different environments.
That proposal complements another program called Ulysses, which characterizes the stars.
The image also includes data from an observing program studying star formation in conditions similar to the early universe, as well as cataloging the stars of the Tarantula Nebula for future science operations with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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