SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 11, 2025Science Daily

Hubble captures a wild star-birthing storm 160,000 light-years away

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The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Tarantula Nebula, a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light-years away. This nebula is the largest and brightest in our local galaxy group, hosting stars up to 200 times the Sun's mass. The image reveals dusty clouds near a Wolf-Rayet star with strong stellar winds. This observation is part of the Scylla program, collaborating with ULLYSSES to study young stars and their surroundings.

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