Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Very massive stars, over 100 times the mass of the sun, eject significant amounts of matter through powerful stellar winds before collapsing into black holes.

The Tarantula Nebula is known for its beautiful colors, and we’ve seen some stunning photos of the Tarantula Nebula thanks to James Webb and other space telescopes.

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than images from ground-based telescopes. In August of that year, Hubble made one of ...

If the Tarantula were as close to us as the Orion Nebula, it would be as large as 60 Full Moons side by side and would cast shadows! It’s also worth stopping by the planets and northern-sky ...

Finding VMSs is relatively easy—their size alone makes them stand out in the cosmic background. But one particular area is fertile hunting ground for these giants—the Tarantula Nebula. In that ...

The image reveals swirling gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula-our nearby universe’s most prolific star factory, 160,000 ...

As per a report from Space.com, researchers used sophisticated models and observations to learn that very massive stars give ...

A tarantula running with six legs, after losing the left front and right rear legs (slowed to 6% of normal speed). CREDIT Hsieh Lab.

Are tarantulas dangerous? Tarantulas may be a scary sight for some, but they do not pose a serious risk to humans — at least not the ones here in Texas. North American species of spiders are ...

Tarantula Nebula: Also called 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula is the biggest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group, which includes the Milky Way, Andromeda and about 20 smaller ...