The Tarantula Nebula is a star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Tarantula is about 160,000 light-years away and is highly luminous for a non-stellar object. It’s the brightest and largest star formation region in the entire Local Group of galaxies. But it shouldn’t be. The Tarantula Nebula, also called 30 Doradus, is … Continue reading "The Tarantula Nebula Shouldn’t Be Forming Stars. What’s Going On?"