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What Is a Nebula? | Facts, Definition, What Are They?, Types
A nebula is a huge cloud of combined gas and dust in space. It can contain hydrogen, helium, and/or plasma. Click for even more facts or information.
Nebulae Facts For Kids | What?, Formation, Importance, Size, Comparison
Nebulas' size ranges from millions of miles to hundreds of light-years in diameter. Keep reading for more interesting facts perfect for kids.
Types of Nebulae | Galaxies, Globular & Open Clusters
A typical diffuse nebula is a few hundred light-years across. (NGC 2264 shown; see also the Horsehead Nebula) Planetary Nebulae Planetary nebulae are shells of gas thrown out by some stars near the end of their lives. Our Sun will probably produce a planetary nebula in about 5 billion years.
Orion Constellation | Facts, Information, History & Definition
This nebula can be found a third of a degree from the Horsehead Nebula. NGC 2023 is around 1,467 light-years away from Earth. Monkey Head Nebula The Monkey Head Nebula, designated as NGC 2174, is an emission nebula classified as an H II region. It is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175, also located in Orion.
Eta Carinae (η Carinae) | Facts, Information, History & Definition
Eta Carinae is engulfed by the Homunculus Nebula. This nebula is embedded within the much larger Carina Nebula, a large star-forming H II region. Carina was part of a larger constellation called the Argo Navis – this constellation represented the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The brightest star, Canopus, marked the ship’s keel.
The Origin of the Solar System l The Big Bang - The Nine Planets
Here is a brief outline of the current theory of the events in the early history of the solar system: A cloud of interstellar gas and/or dust (the “solar nebula”) is disturbed and collapses under its own gravity. The disturbance could be, for example, the shock wave from a nearby supernova. As the cloud collapses, it heats up and compresses in the center. It heats enough for the dust to ...
Nebula List - The Nine Planets
NGC 7293 (Helix Nebula) AAT 48k jpg (David Malin) NGC 7354 BB 5k jpg NGC 7662 (The Blue Snowball) BB 5k jpg UMN 62k gif Antares and the Rho Ophiuchus dark cloud UKS 52k jpg; ROE html (David Malin) Faint nebulosity in Orion UKS 51k jpg (David Malin) GK Per (remnant of Nova Persei 1901) WIYN 134k gif; (caption) WIYN 170k gif; (caption) Henize 70 ...
Merope Star | Facts, Information, History & Definition
The nebula is also named after Merope and sometimes it is referred to as Tempel’s Nebula – in honor of the German astronomer, Wilhelm Tempel, who discovered it in 1859. The diffuse reflection nebula is the brightest around Merope, where it has an apparent magnitude of 13. The rest of the nebula is fainter than magnitude 16.
Monoceros Constellation | Facts, Information, Mythology, History ...
Monoceros is a faint constellation located on the celestial equator. Its name translates to unicorn from Greek. Click for more information.
Red Giant Star | Facts, Information, History & Definition
A red giant star’s appearance is usually from yellow-orange to red, including the spectral types K and M, but also S class stars and carbon stars.
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