R136 (formerly known as RMC 136 from the Radcliffe Observatory Magellanic Clouds catalogue [4]) is the central concentration of stars in the NGC 2070 star cluster, which lies at the centre of the …

Mar 17, 2016 · R136 is only a few light-years across and is located in the Tarantula Nebula within the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 170,000 light-years away. The young cluster hosts many extremely …

Oct 10, 2024 · R136 isn't just special because of its vast population of massive stars; it is the "prima donna" cluster of the largest star-birthing region of space located with five million light-years of...

R136 is the central concentration of stars in the open cluster NGC 2070, which lies at the centre of the Tarantula Nebula. Packed into a region only a few light-years across, the young cluster contains …

Oct 9, 2024 · Here we report on a sample of 55 massive runaway stars ejected from the young cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Mar 17, 2016 · The young and dense star cluster R136 can be seen at the lower right of the image. This cluster contains hundreds of young blue stars, among them the most massive star detected in the …

Aug 17, 2022 · A team of astronomers have studied in detail the star cluster known as R136. This star cluster is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 150,000 light-years from Earth.

R136 is located approximately 157,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, positioned on the south-east corner of the galaxy at the centre of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus.

Mar 17, 2016 · The young and dense star cluster R136 can be seen at the lower right of the image. This cluster contains hundreds of young, blue stars, among them the most massive stars detected in the …

These stars, known collectively as star cluster R136, part of the Tarantula Nebula, were captured in the featured image in visible light in 2009 through the Hubble Space Telescope.