Hubble Probes Interior of Tarantula Nebula (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Probes Interior of Tarantula Nebula

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This huge Hubble Space Telescope mosaic, spanning a width of 600 light-years, shows a star factory of more the 800,000 stars being born. The stars are embedded inside the Tarantula Nebula.

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NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi/STScI

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