James Webb Telescope reveals Tarantula Nebula with massive stars
September 7, 2022
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The James Webb Space Telescope photographed the galactic nebula NGC 2070 (Tarantula Nebula) in the constellation Golden Fish. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA), according
The James Webb Space Telescope photographed the galactic nebula NGC 2070 (Tarantula Nebula) in the constellation Golden Fish.
This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA), according to Ukrinform reports.
Located 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, the object is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group of Galaxies closest to the Milky Way.
This is where the hottest and most massive stars known are located.
One of the reasons why the Tarantula Nebula is of interest to astronomers is that it has a chemical composition similar to the giant star-forming regions observed in the universe, where the cosmos is only a few billion years old and star formation is at its peak. .
Star forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy do not form stars as fast as the Tarantula Nebula and have a different chemical composition. This makes the Tarantula the closest (i.e., easiest to study in detail) example of what’s going on in the universe, the publication said.
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