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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Corona Australis | Facts, Information, History, Definition & Notable Stars
Corona Australis Nebula The Corona Australis Nebula is a bright reflection nebula, located at around 420 light-years away from us. This nebula is formed by several bright stars that are caught up in a dark cloud of dust, and this cloud is also a star-forming region, with clusters of young stars embedded within it.

Perseus Constellation | Facts, Information, History, Location & Stars
The nebula is located in the western part of the Perseus molecular cloud, and it is a young region of very active star formation. The Perseus Molecular Cloud The Perseus Molecular Cloud is a giant molecular cloud located at around 1,000 light-years away from us. It contains over 10,000 solar masses of gas and dust covering an area of 6 by 2 ...

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 ...

Trifid Nebula - The Nine Planets
The Trifid Nebula gets its name from the three dark lanes the divide it. The red part is an emission nebula powered by a bright triple star CC 24537; the fainter blue part is a reflection nebula surrounding a hot O-type star The Trifid Nebula is just 1 1/2 degrees from the much larger Lagoon Nebula. AAT html (David Malin) AAT html (David Malin ...

         

 

 

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