The Tarantula Nebula, a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Photo Credit: NASA. The Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the Monoceros constellation.

The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would be a better fit for Halloween than Valentine's Day. But just look at it. You can see why NASA thinks it's an appropriate astronomical gift for a day of ...

The Tarantula Nebula sits within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. While the final result we see is filled with brilliant colors, Hubble’s images initially come back in grayscale.

The fascinating images of the Red Spider Nebula have delighted the internet. The Hubble Telescope, which has served as humankind's eye in space, has captured stunning images over the decades. This ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid-infrared Instrument (MIRI ...

At the heart of the double-lobed Toby Jug planetary nebula is the red-giant star HR3126, which at just 50 million years old, is considerably younger than the 4.6-billion-year-old sun. HR3126 ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also called 30 Doradus, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, reveals magnetic field patterns in stunning images captured by SOFIA and other telescopes.

In places like the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus), hydrogen condenses and fuels the birth of new stars. This makes the nebula an ideal place to study stellar evolution and formation.

A stunning new view of the Tarantula Nebula captures turbulent clouds of gas and dust swirling between young stars. Located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Tarantula ...

The Tarantula Nebula is not only famous for being a region of star formation. It is also a popular target for public outreach, and it has been imaged by many different famous telescopes.