See a cosmic spider caught spinning up brand new stars

See a cosmic spider caught spinning up brand new stars

6 years ago
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2170332-see-a-cosmic-spider-caught-spinning-up-brand-new-stars/

The Tarantula is more than 1000 light years across and dwells within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite of our own Milky Way.

Of course, the cosmic spider dwelling at the top of the image is not weaving webs. Instead, the churning gas that makes up the nebula is slowly being spun into brand new stars.