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Composite image of the Tarantula Nebula (photo)

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Composite image of the Tarantula Nebula (photo)
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
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Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, 30 Doradus is one of the largest star-forming regions close to our galaxy. About 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow off material. Multimillion-degree gas detected in X-rays (blue) by the Chandra comes from shock fronts -- similar to sonic booms -- formed by these stellar winds and by supernova explosions. This hot gas carves out gigantic bubbles in the surrounding cooler gas and dust shown here in infrared emission from Spitzer (orange).

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© Smithsonian Institution / Bridgeman Images
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astronomy / scientific / tarantula nebula / science / astronomical / national air and space museum / star / space / shockwaves / shockwave / astrophysics / composite / cosmos / nebulae / astronomy / nebulas / smithsonian institution / stars / false colour / universe / 30 doradus / spitzer / nubula / chandra / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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