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30 Doradus

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July 18, 2024

The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is a region of active star formation located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy of the Milky Way. X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./L. Townsley et al.; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/JWST ERO Production Team.

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The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is a region of active star formation located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy of the Milky Way. The nebula has a chemical composition similar to what most nebulas in our Galaxy had several billion years ago. The image combines X-rays from Chandra (blue and purple) and infrared data from James Webb Space Telescope (red, orange, green, and light blue).



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