The Tarantula Nebula is also birthing stars at a rate that vastly out-paces the star formation in the Milky Way. This starburst activity also mimics rates of stellar creation at cosmic noon, ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also called 30 Doradus, is an immense cloud of gas and dust about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.The nebula has ...

The Tarantula Nebula is known for its beautiful colors, and we’ve seen some stunning photos of the Tarantula Nebula thanks to James Webb and other space telescopes. Now, though, using data from ...

Astronomers have observed the Tarantula Nebula at the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud, finding that powerful magnetic fields ensure its survival and regulate star birth.

The Tarantula Nebula gets its name from its appearance, which is similar to that of a burrowing tarantula’s hole covered in spider silk. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI ...

The Orion Nebula (M42) and Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) may reign supreme among star-forming regions in the Milky Way, but they pale in comparison to the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070). The Tarantula ...

The Tarantula Nebula is a star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Tarantula is about 160,000 light-years away and is highly luminous for a non-stellar object. It's the brightest ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning new image of the Tarantula Nebula, which lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of a "cosmic tarantula": the Tarantula Nebula. The nebula, officially called 30 Doradus, earned its spider nickname because "the ...

Just in time to kick off Spooky Season, the James Webb Space Telescope brings us this eerily gorgeous full-color image of the Tarantula Nebula.. It looks like a hulking cosmic spider lurking amid ...

The Tarantula Nebula, officially known as 30 Doradus, is in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, a stone's throw away from Earth at a mere 161,000 light-years and part of the Local Group of ...

The Tarantula Nebula has been photographed by several observatories in the past, but new images captured by the James Webb Telescope give us a clearer, sharper view of the star-forming region.