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Bookmark or Share- Hubble’s Nebulae - NASA ScienceThe Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The Trapezium resides in the bright central region. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars carves a cavity in the emission nebula and disrupts the growth of hundreds of ...
- Stars and Nebulas | HubbleSiteThe Helix Nebula is a layered and complex cloud of gas expelled and illuminated by the dying star at its center. Credit: NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner and P. McCullough (STScI) News Release: 2004-32 Outflows of gas and dust are ejected from the "Red Rectangle," dying star HD 44179, in two opposing directions. Multiple episodes of mass-loss have created the series ...
- Nebula | Definition, Types, Size, & Facts | Britannicanebula, any of the various tenuous clouds of gas and dust that occur in interstellar space. The term was formerly applied to any object outside the solar system that had a diffuse appearance rather than a pointlike image, as in the case of a star.This definition, adopted at a time when very distant objects could not be resolved into great detail, unfortunately includes two unrelated classes of ...
- Messier 16 (The Eagle Nebula) - NASA ScienceThe nebula, discovered in 1745 by the Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux, is located 7,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. With an apparent magnitude of 6, the Eagle Nebula can be spotted through a small telescope and is best viewed during July. A large telescope and optimal viewing conditions are necessary to ...
- Messier 42 (The Orion Nebula) - NASA ScienceThe nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged. Its bright, central region is the home of four massive, young stars that shape the nebula. The four hefty stars are called the Trapezium because they are arranged in a trapezoidal pattern. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a ...
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