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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 19 Perseus Molecular Cloud |
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October 30 The Jack-o-Lantern Nebula |
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October 30 The Jack-o-Lantern Nebula |
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September 30 Bow Shocks Between the Bubbles |
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September 30 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! |
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September 30 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere! (Annotated) |
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August 27 The Dust of Galaxy M81 |
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August 27 Galaxy M81 in Infrared, Revisited |
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August 27 Full Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy |
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August 27 M81 Galaxy by Starlight |
