nebula
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The next image highlights NGC 3603, a nebula in the Milky Way that contains an enormous cluster of young stars.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 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
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
"Then we directly compared our simulations with other laboratory experiments that produce COMs under realistic astrophysical conditions. The results showed that COM formation is possible in both the protosolar nebula environment and Jupiter's circumplanetary disk."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
And some worlds will look out onto a vast gaseous nebula, the remains of an ordinary star that once was and is no longer.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
"V1298Tau is a critical link between the star/planet forming nebulae we see all over the sky, and the mature planetary systems that we have now discovered by the thousands."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
These glowing regions are known as emission nebulae.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025
That’s why such nebulae are often called stellar nurseries.
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 31, 2025
He believed that the nebulae were objects within the Milky Way.
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
That they do through Jeff Russo's opening theme, which incorporates notes from the original series' melody with dreamy images of prismatic colored nebulas, jewel-like asteroid belts, and other mesmerizing sights along the Enterprise's cruising path.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
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
As a result, the histories of dinosaurs, nebulas, and glaciers are generally acknowledged to belong to fields of science rather than to the humanities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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