Tarantula nebula

British  

noun

1. a huge bright emission nebula located in the S hemisphere in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Example Sentences

Through the telescope I beheld banded Jupiter holding court with three of its glittering moons and, 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, mists of interstellar gas twining through the Tarantula Nebula.

From New York Times

The James Webb Space Telescope has also provided scientists with a fascinating new look at Jupiter's atmosphere, as well as an image of an interstellar nursery known as the Tarantula Nebula which resembles nothing less than a man sitting cross-legged.

From Salon

The star-forming region of the Tarantula Nebula, 340 light-years across, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera.Credit...NASA,

From New York Times

The Tarantula Nebula can be found roughly 161,000 light-years away from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

From Salon

The hottest and most massive stars known to humankind can also be found in the Tarantula Nebula.

From Salon