spiral nebula

With their heads in a spiral nebula of billions, Congressmen were treated to a floor show which brought the question of budgets down to its simplest terms.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

If we accept this theory, the origin of the spiral nebula becomes intelligible.

From The Story of Evolution by Joseph McCabe

There are marked advantages in starting the evolution of the solar system from a spiral nebula, aside from the fact that spirals are abundant, and therefore represent a standard product of development.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

However, a fairly close approach of two stars will occur in vastly greater frequency and the effect of this approach will also be to form a spiral nebula or two such nebulae.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous