Quick Look: The Enduring Stellar Lifecycle in 30 Doradus
(Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart)
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With narration (video above with voiceover)

The "Tarantula Nebula" (officially known as 30 Doradus) is available in a composite image of Chandra and JWST data for the first time.

30 Doradus is a region of active star formation located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy of the Milky Way.

The image combines X-rays from Chandra (blue and purple) and infrared data from JWST (red, orange, green, and light blue).

30 Doradus has a chemical composition similar to what most nebulas in our Galaxy had several billion years ago.