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Within the early Universe, `extreme' star formation may have been the normrather than the exception. Super Star Clusters (SSCs; $M_\star$ $\gtrsim$10$^5$ M$_\odot$) are thought to be the modern-day analogs of globularclusters, relics of a cosmic time ($z$ $\gtrsim$ 2) when the Universe wasfilled with vigorously star-forming systems. The giant HII region 30 Doradus inthe Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is often regarded as a benchmark for studiesof extreme star formation. Here, we report the discovery of a massive embeddedstar forming complex spanning $\sim$ 500 pc in the unexplored southwest regionof the LMC, which manifests itself as a younger, embedded twin of 30 Doradus.Previously known as N79, this region has a star formation efficiency exceedingthat of 30 Doradus by a factor of $\sim$ 2 as measured over the past $\lesssim$0.5 Myr. Moreover, at the heart of N79 lies the most luminous infrared (IR)compact source discovered with large-scale IR surveys of the LMC and Milky Way,possibly a precursor to the central SSC of 30 Doradus, R136. The discovery of anearby candidate SSC may provide invaluable information to understand howextreme star formation proceeds in the current and high-redshift Universe.

The star-forming complex LMC-N79 as a future rival to 30 Doradus