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nebula

[neb-yuh-luh] / ˈnɛb jə lə /
NOUN
cloud of gas
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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-shaped appearance of the nebula, this stellar remnant resembles a small button nose.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The Hubble Space Telescope previously observed the nebula in 2000, imaging the lion face-shaped target in visible light.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Inside this nebula, particle interactions can generate gamma rays in several ways.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

Every planetary nebula is a token of a star in extremis.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

They also give researchers a new way to examine well-known objects such as the Rosette and Orion nebulae using detailed spectroscopic information spread across large areas of the sky.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

These glowing structures form two long, narrow nebulae driven by intense activity around a supermassive black hole at the galaxy's core.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 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

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

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

Nowadays, of course, they are available instantaneously, on demand and, essentially, for free via the internet — along with photographs of nebulas and stars from even deeper in space.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 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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