Currently, sci.esa.int is under review and not being updated. For the latest information and news from ESA science missions and scientific results, please visit esa.int. For a comprehensive overview of ESA’s Science Programme and its missions, please refer to science.esa.int. For in-depth technical information aimed at ESA's scientific communities, you may also wish to consult cosmos.esa.int.

Asset Publisher

Back A massive laboratory

A massive laboratory


Date: 18 March 2020
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: LHA 120-N150
Copyright: ESA/Hubble, NASA, I. Stephens, CC BY 4.0

This image shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150. It is a substructure of the gigantic Tarantula Nebula. The latter is the largest known stellar nursery in the local Universe. The nebula is situated more than 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring dwarf irregular galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.

 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Creative Commons License

Last Update: 18 March 2020
16-Feb-2026 15:19 UT

ShortUrl Portlet

Shortcut URL

https://sci.esa.int/s/WvQ9qdw

Latest Selection

Also Available As

Related Images

Related Videos

Caption & Press Release

Related Publications

Related Links

See Also

Documentation