The Top 100 Hubble Pictures Series. Today we are travelling to the Tarantula Nebula or 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic ...

But others like them and keep them as pets. No matter what side you fall on, you likely don't want to see an unexpected tarantula in your home. Tarantulas are large, hairy spiders from the family ...

Hubble captures a detailed image of the Tarantula Nebula The nebula features cosmic dust crucial for star formation Scientists study dust’s role in planetary evolution ...

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The best telescopes allow you to observe the full planetary parade more closely and give you a front-row seat to the total lunar eclipse on 13-14 March. The best telescopes unlock the wonders of ...

A Smithsonian entomologist demonstrates how tarantulas feed by placing live crickets inches from their jaws. Ask Smithsonian: What Are the Weirdest Things Pregnant Women Crave? (01:19) Remembering ...

Here are five facts about how Americans view their government, drawn from Pew Research Center surveys conducted in recent years. How we did this This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ ...

Though it was not confirmed if the spider was specifically a tarantula, members of the crew said they believed it to be at the time of the incident. southerlycourse/Getty Stock Image It is ...

A flight in Spain managed to land safely after a pilot with an extreme allergy to spider venom was bitten by a tarantula mid-flight. The incident led to a delay in the following flight as the ...

A pilot with a severe allergy to spiders was bitten mid-flight by a stowaway tarantula — forcing hours-long delays as the plane was fumigated after landing safely, according to reports.

A pilot had a memorable flight between Germany and Spain when he was bitten by a tarantula while in the cockpit. The mid-air drama occurred on Friday afternoon on an Iberia Airbus A320 flying ...