The Hubble Space Telescope has captured detailed images of several notable astronomical phenomena. Among them is the Tarantula Nebula, located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, recognized as the largest and brightest star-forming region in that galaxy and home to the most massive stars, including Wolf-Rayet objects. The European Space Agency (ESA) also released an image of the Tarantula Nebula, highlighting stars up to 200 times larger than the Sun. Additionally, Hubble identified a rare ultramassive white dwarf star 128 light-years away, formed from the merger of stars, with a unique atmosphere observable in ultraviolet light. Another significant image from Hubble, known as the "Cosmic Reef," shows a giant red nebula and its blue neighbor in the Large Magellanic Cloud, located approximately 163,000 light-years away. This scene was also observed in infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope, launched in 2021 as Hubble's successor, and previously captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006. The Herschel Space Observatory provided imagery of the Lockman Hole, a region with minimal obscuring matter from the Milky Way, ideal for studying distant universe objects. Furthermore, the "Ghost Head Nebula" (NGC 2080), a stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud, features luminous hydrogen and oxygen clouds energized by newly formed stars. Separately, a recent observation reported a star attempting to engulf a black hole, resulting in one of the most unusual supernova events recorded.
‘Cosmic Reef’, a gift from Hubble for 30 years in space In 2020, the Hubble telescope released an image dubbed ‘Cosmic Reef’. It shows a giant red nebula and its blue neighbor in the star-forming region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The structure is located 163,000 light-years https://t.co/TAg6fU5G6F
Star Tries to Swallow a Black Hole, Ignites One of the Strangest Supernovas Ever Seen https://t.co/vuLjybkW2O https://t.co/vuLjybkW2O
Nicknamed “The Ghost Head Nebula,” NGC 2080 is a stellar nursery in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. Its two luminous “eyes” are clouds of hydrogen and oxygen, glowing brightly as they’re energized by newly formed stars. (Credit: NASA/ESA & Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri) https://t.co/TVlzYzT25s