A new image of the Tarantula Nebula, a massive star-forming region close to the Milky Way, was released on 11 December 2008 by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The image, which will help astronomers to understand how massive stars shape other worlds, represents almost 31 hours of observing time with the Chandra X-Ray Telescope -- three times longer than previously recorded.
Read the full press release about this image.
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