nebula
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Inside this nebula, particle interactions can generate gamma rays in several ways.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are providing a clearer look at a mysterious and rarely studied nebula surrounding a dying star.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
It is the first, youngest, and closest pre-planetary nebula ever identified.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
At this stage, the nebula shines by reflecting light from its central star.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
Her dress was void black, mixed with the colors of a space nebula, as if galaxies were being born in her bodice.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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
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
Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they were independent galaxies, extremely large and distant.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
I just stared at the chalk nebulae on the blackboard.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
Those images included distant galaxies and nebulas, as well as later unprecedentedly detailed images of familiar and comparatively closer objects like the planet Jupiter.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2023
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
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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