Zooming into The Tarantula Nebula | Hubble

Zooming into The Tarantula Nebula | Hubble

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. This video shows the location and context of the Tarantula Nebula in the night sky.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Digitized Sky Survey 2, R. Gendler, S. Brunier. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: February 17, 2016

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