LIFE can be tough for child stars; there's always a newer, younger, brighter one vying for the spotlight.
Spare a thought for the several million stars born into one of the most productive stellar breeding grounds near our galaxy.
To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA and the European Space Agency have released an image of the stellar nursery, 30 Doradus, which is only 170,000 light years from Earth in the heart of the Tarantula nebula.
Full story & great photos in the link.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/starlight-express-nebulas-babies-just-grow-up-so-quickly-20120417-1x5ng.html