This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years away. ESA/Hubble & NASA, C.

The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would ... of cosmic cotton candy more than an arachnid. The nebula is located 160,000 light-years away in a neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. This composite image shows the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray image. The petals of a cosmic Valentine's Day flower are unfurled in this ...

Hubble captures a detailed image of the Tarantula Nebula The nebula features cosmic dust crucial for star formation Scientists study dust’s role in planetary evolution ...

This Hubble's image of gas and dust in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula extends a better understanding of how dust contributes to the formation of new stars and planets. The image depicts a ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, which is located about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud ...

Chandra, Hubble and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array teamed up for this star-studded portrait of 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula.

Hubble Space Telescope image of the colorful clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years from Earth. . | Credit: ESA/Hubble ...