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nebula

[neb-yuh-luh] / ˈnɛb yə lə /
NOUN
cloud of gas
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Together, these particles create a huge cloud of high-energy material called a magnetar wind nebula.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

This means the Galilean moons may have inherited organic material from two sources: the wider solar nebula and local chemical activity within Jupiter's own disk billions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

At this stage, the nebula shines by reflecting light from its central star.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Using X-ray observations from the XMM-Newton space telescope, DiKerby identified a pulsar wind nebula -- an expanding region filled with energetic electrons and particles receiving energy from a pulsar.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Now I was standing on a semitransparent running track, a curved looping ribbon suspended in a starry nebula.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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