nebula
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Wallace said he had always been a keen photographer and had been on a learning curve with the tech involved in capturing outer space, including galaxies and nebula.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the Lion Nebula, the oxygen-rich central star has died and left behind a white dwarf that is effectively "cooking" the nebula from within.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 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
Inside this nebula, particle interactions can generate gamma rays in several ways.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
A Level Three Awkward Silence began to coalesce around us, like interstellar hydrogen pulled together by gravity to form a new nebula.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
These sources include pulsars, planetary nebulae, compact HII regions -- which are dense, ionized gas clouds in space -- as well as distant galaxies that lie far beyond the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
One part of the project, the Stellar, Circumstellar and Interstellar Physics survey led by Professor Drew, is already observing many additional ionised nebulae across the northern Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2026
That’s why such nebulae are often called stellar nurseries.
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 31, 2025
As astronomers scanned the night sky with larger telescopes, they were intrigued by fuzzy patches of light called nebulae.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
Squinting, I could also make out a few tiny nebulae and galaxies in the distance.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
First observed in the early 1800s, the Helix Nebula has become one of the most recognizable planetary nebulas in the sky thanks to its bold, ring-like appearance.
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
Known as the Bubble Nebula, or NGC 7635, it is an emission nebula located 8 000 light-years away; emission nebulas are interstellar clouds which are comprised of ionized gases.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 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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