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Simulation of Star Birth in the Tarantula Nebula (Narrated)

This video animation illustrates how astronomers believe star formation began inside a molecular cloud in the satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The video shows how first-generation stars form and carve out bubbles of ionized gas, which expand to eventually give the Tarantula Nebula its complex appearance.
  • Release Date
    January 9, 2014
  • Science Release
    Electronic Book for Students with Visual Impairments Reaches for the Stars
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and M. Estacion and G. Bacon (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (STScI)

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Feb 17, 2025
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