Simulation of Star Birth in the Tarantula Nebula (No Narration)

Hubble Probes Interior of Tarantula Nebula

Like lifting a giant veil, the near-infrared vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovers a dazzling new view deep inside the Tarantula Nebula. Hubble reveals a glittering treasure trove of more than 800,000 stars and protostars embedded inside the nebula. These observations...

30 Doradus Nebula, Visible and Infrared Comparison

This is a close-up view of a star-birth region within the 30 Doradus nebula that lies inside the satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, 170,000 light-years away. A Hubble Space Telescope view in visible light (left) reveals glowing clouds of hydrogen and dark filamentary...

30 Doradus Nebula in Visible Light

30 Doradus Nebula in Infrared Light

Wide Field 30 Doradus UVIS

Compass and Scale Image for 30 Doradus IR

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...

30 Doradus Nebula, Visible and Infrared Comparison

30 Doradus Nebula, Visible and Infrared Comparison (Annotated)