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 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 Expert skywatchers are on hand to point out planets, moons, nebulas and other galaxies. — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando Science Center plans late nights, stargazing sessions," 3 July 2018 There’s a lot that scientists can do with that information, including match stars with the nebula that gave birth to them. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Are Searching For Our Sun's Stellar Siblings," 23 Apr. 2018 Shaped by its birth star's high-energy light and interstellar winds, the nebula rests about 650 light-years away from Earth. — National Geographic, "The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos," 20 Mar. 2018 The nebula our sun produces won't be as bright as the ones produced by bigger stars. — David Freeman /, NBC News, "Now we know what will happen when the sun dies," 10 May 2018

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