Ambitious survey spots stellar nurseries
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 03:28
in Astronomy & Space
The leader of the survey team, Maria-Rosa Cioni (University of Hertfordshire, UK) explains: 'This view is of one of the most important regions of star formation in the local Universe - the spectacular 30 Doradus star-forming region, also called the Tarantula Nebula. At its core is a large cluster of stars called RMC 136, in which some of the most massive stars known are located'...