nebula

noun

neb·u·la | \ˈne-byə-lə

plural nebulae\ˈne-byə-ˌlē,

-ˌlī \ also nebulas

Definition of nebula

1 : any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space

2 : galaxy sense 1b especially : a galaxy other than the Milky Way galaxy —not used technically

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The front rows are brimming with stars, nebulas, and supernovas. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Rihanna, Celine, and That Versace Deal—The 10 Biggest Stories of the Spring 2019 Season," 5 Oct. 2018 The other theory involves the interstellar clouds of dust known as nebulas. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Cosmic Oddity Challenges What We Know About Pulsars," 19 Sep. 2018 Imaging of the complex nebula that surrounds η Carinae has revealed that a giant star had ejected roughly 10 times the Sun's mass worth of material into its surroundings during what's now known as the Great Eruption. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Just what’s happened to our neighborhood’s most violent star, η Carinae?," 6 Aug. 2018 Imagine Neil deGrasse Tyson onstage exploring the origins of the universe and cloud nebula. — Richard Smirke, Billboard, "MSG Ventures CEO David Dibble Talks 'Re-Writing the Rule Book' With the Next Generation Sphere Venue," 23 Mar. 2018 The models indicate that stars heat up three times faster than previous models indicated, showing that there's still enough heat from stars the size of our sun to light up a nebula. — David Freeman /, NBC News, "Now we know what will happen when the sun dies," 10 May 2018 The drag of the still-present nebula gas affects how the debris moves through the solar system, sending a fraction of them inward towards the inner solar system. — Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian, "How Jupiter May Have Gifted Early Earth With Water," 20 June 2018 The nebula's contents are still, these centuries later, lit. — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, "The Woman Who Knows Everything About the Universe," 4 Apr. 2018 The nebula, located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina, contains a central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603, the space agency said. — Erin Kelly, USA TODAY, "NASA releases image of 'celestial fireworks' in honor of Independence Day," 4 July 2018

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