Hubble On Its Way By NASA Hubble

Starship's Third Flight Test l John Kraus, SpaceX l 14032024

Hubble Captures a New View of Galaxy M90 by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Protostar L1527.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI).

Stardust in Cepheus © RonanHunt88  

Sombrero Galaxy?

Cartwheel Galaxy.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

A busy patch of the Great Attractor by Hubble ESA

Before you ask, yes, we see that face-shaped cloud made of dust and gas (with stars for eyes) on the right side of this image as well.  

But the Tarantula Nebula is a far wilder place than weird red blobs. It is a large star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas that lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its turbulent clouds of gas and dust can be seen swirling between the region’s luminous, newly formed stars.

Also known as 30 Doradus, it is the brightest star-forming region in our galactic neighborhood and home to the hottest, most massive stars known. This makes it an excellent natural laboratory to test theories of star formation and evolution. 

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray, E. Sabbi; Y.-H. Chu.

Yes, you are seeing double! A James Webb Space Telescope infrared image is at top left and visible light image from Hubble at bottom right. The resolution is the same—but each show off the gas, dust, and stars in various detail. Explainer: https://webbtelescope.pub/3WCQFSx

Think we're the only planet with life? 350mp quality. Remember to download to your phone and zoom in. Gets even more beautiful. Yes this is a nebula, yes I know there’s no life in a nebula. Of course these are not real photos. Duh!