nebula
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Those energetic forces heat the surrounding hydrogen gas and gradually sculpt the nebula into its striking appearance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, holds a special place in astronomy history as the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Together, these particles create a huge cloud of high-energy material called a magnetar wind nebula.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
In certain scenarios, nearly half of the modeled particles transported newly created organic molecules from the broader protosolar nebula into Jupiter's circumplanetary disk, where they were incorporated into the growing moons with little chemical change.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
The entire underside of the dome looked like space as seen from the Hubble telescope: A dusty spiral nebula billowed up, a galaxy of stars twinkled, and meteorites whizzed across the ceiling.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
The project uses Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, an instrument capable of resolving individual star clusters and nebulae in galaxies located tens of millions of light-years away.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Its relatively close distance and clear visibility make it a key object for studying neutron stars, supernova remnants, and nebulae.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
That’s why such nebulae are often called stellar nurseries.
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 31, 2025
He cataloged a thousand new nebulae and clusters of stars.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
When the Sun passes through a spiral arm it is more likely than it is at present to enter into gaseous nebulae and interstellar dust clouds and to encounter objects of substellar mass.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
As one of the closest planetary nebulas to Earth, it offers astronomers a rare opportunity to closely examine the final stages of a star's life.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
Gorgeous photographs of swirling galaxies, fiery nebulas and newborn stars stunned the world.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 1, 2022
In July, the Webb, the largest-ever space telescope, enthralled both scientists and the public with spectacular glimpses of never-before-seen nebulas, exoplanets, ancient galaxies, and fluffy translucent clouds of space dust swirling around shimmering stars.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
According to our current understanding of solar systems, planets generally form out of the same nebulas that produce the stars that they orbit.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2021
I was rocketing through space, flying past exploding nebulas.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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