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Interview with Dr. Nolan Walborn, Astronomer: Part 1

30 Doradus is a vast cloud of dust and gas surrounding a dense star cluster known as R136, which is clearing out the central region of the nebula with its intense radiation. Dr. Walborn explains how the Hubble images of 30 Doradus and its central cluster are changing our understanding of similar star-forming regions.
  • Release Date
    July 26, 2001
  • Science Release
    Hubble’s Panoramic Portrait of a Vast Star-Forming Region
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Vast Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus

Vast Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a panoramic portrait of a vast, sculpted landscape of gas and dust where thousands of stars are being born. This fertile star-forming region, called the 30 Doradus Nebula, has a sparkling stellar centerpiece: the most spectacular cluster...

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Sequences begin with a ground-based view of the star-forming region 30 Doradus. Zoom into the Hubble Space Telescope image to view the central star cluster, R-136.

Interview with Dr. Nolan Walborn, Astronomer: Part 2

Interview with Dr. Nolan Walborn, Astronomer: Part 2

30 Doradus contains many gaseous pillars similar to those seen in Hubble's famous image of the Eagle Nebula. Dr. Walborn explains what the 30 Doradus images reveal is happening within those pillars.

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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