The Space Telescope Revolution The star cluster R136 sits in 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, a teeming star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud that puts star formation in the Milky Way to shame. Supernova 1987A occurred at the edge of 30 Doradus. NASA / ESA / F. PARESCE (INAF-IASF) / R. O'CONNELL (UNIV. OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE) / WFC3 SCIENCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 20 June 2015 sky & telescope