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  • Astronomers image the star-birthing web of a cosmic Tarantula Nebula

    Aug 1, 2022 11:15 am by Space.comIllinois in the News
    A composite image of the star-forming region 30 Doradus — also known as the Tarantula Nebula — reveals areas of cool gas that can collapse to form stars. (Image credit: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Wong et al., ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey.)

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    • A composite image of the star-forming region 30 Doradus — also known as the Tarantula Nebula — reveals areas of cool gas that can collapse to form stars. (Image credit: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Wong et al., ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey.)

    Space.com (Aug. 1) U of  I astronomy professor Tony Wong talks about what we are already learning about star formation from a newly released image of 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula.