nebula
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Inside this nebula, particle interactions can generate gamma rays in several ways.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Called Nebula PMR 1, the object has a striking appearance that resembles a brain inside a transparent skull, which is why it has been nicknamed the "Exposed Cranium" nebula.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
About 1,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, the nebula surrounds a hidden central star buried within a thick blanket of dust, resembling a glowing "yolk" inside a dark "egg white."
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
The nebula spans an area of the sky roughly four times larger than a full Moon and seems to be chasing a glowing patch of light above it, as if in pursuit of cosmic prey.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
Now I was standing on a semitransparent running track, a curved looping ribbon suspended in a starry nebula.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing nebula
Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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