nebula
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Their magnetic signatures indicate that a substantial magnetic field was already present during the solar nebula stage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Over the next several million years, this "solar nebula" changed dramatically.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
The dark nebula is made from interstellar dust dense enough to block starlight and is 650 light years away.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Every planetary nebula is a token of a star in extremis.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Its relatively close distance and clear visibility make it a key object for studying neutron stars, supernova remnants, and nebulae.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 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
The telescope’s size let it make images of very faint objects, and its high-quality mirror allowed it to distinguish individual stars in some of the 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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