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04.17.12
A New View of the Tarantula Nebula
This composite of 30 Doradus, aka the Tarantula Nebula, contains data from Chandra (blue), Hubble (green), and Spitzer (red). Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Tarantula Nebula is one of the largest star-forming regions close to the Milky Way. Chandra's X-rays detect gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by stellar winds and supernovas. This high-energy stellar activity creates shock fronts, which are similar to sonic booms. Hubble reveals the light from massive stars at various stages of star birth, while Spitzer shows where the relatively cooler gas and dust lie.
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December 12 Galactic Gathering Gives Sparkling Light Display |
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December 5 A Flood of Gas (Annotated) |
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October 22 Ring of Stellar Fire |
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October 22 Galactic Wheel of Life Shines in Infrared |
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October 15 Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars Slowly |
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September 24 Transmission Spectrum of HAT-P-11b |
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September 24 Seeing Starlight Through a Planet's Rim |
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September 24 A Sunny Outlook for 'Weather' on Exoplanets |
