Arachnophobes beware: Hubble snaps close-up of the Tarantula

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 08:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The wispy arms of the Tarantula Nebula were originally thought to resemble spindly spider legs, giving the nebula its unusual name. The part of the nebula visible in this image from Hubble's Advanced...

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