Thursday, December 18, 2008

S&T Watch-37: "Tarantula Nebula"

Enormous stars in 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, are producing intense radiation and searing winds of multimillion-degree gas that carve out gigantic bubbles in the surrounding cooler gas and dust.
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, December 18, 2008.
Detailed Wikipedia article on "TARANTULA NEBULA":
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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