nebula
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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
During this mission, the instrument also collected data from the Crab pulsar and its surrounding wind nebula, one of the brightest and most stable sources of X-rays in the sky.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025
The nebula spans an area of the sky roughly four times larger than a full Moon and seems to be chasing a glowing patch of light above it, as if in pursuit of cosmic prey.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
Every planetary nebula is a token of a star in extremis.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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