Close-up Look at The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado | Hubble Space Telescope

Close-up Look at The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado | Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble has taken a close-up shot of part of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus. This star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy which neighbors the Milky Way. It is home to many extreme conditions including supernova remnants and the heaviest star ever found. The Tarantula Nebula is the most luminous nebula of its type in the local Universe.

At only 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, the Tarantula Nebula is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group, the galaxies nearest our Milky Way. It is home to the hottest, most massive stars known.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency
Duration: 41 seconds
Release Date: March 15, 2011

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