Nebulae

A massive laboratory

March 18, 2020 · ESA/Hubble · Large Magellanic Cloud , LHA 120-N150 , LMC , Tarantula Nebula · Dorado

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This image shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150. It is a substructure of the gigantic Tarantula Nebula. The latter is the largest known stellar nursery in the local Universe. The nebula is situated more than 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring dwarf irregular galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.

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