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Nebula

A nebula is a giant cloud of gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) and cosmic dust situated between stars in the interstellar medium. Nebulae serve as sites of stellar birth and death—including emission nebulae that glow from ionized gas, reflection nebulae that scatter starlight, and dark nebulae that obscure background stars.

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APODs including "Nebula"

The Nebulous Realm of WR 134

The Nebulous Realm of WR 134

22/05/2026

The Dark Wolf Nebula

The Dark Wolf Nebula

20/05/2026

NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula

NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula

19/05/2026

R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet

R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet

15/05/2026

Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale

Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale

14/05/2026

NGC 188: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

NGC 188: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

13/05/2026

The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula

The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula

12/05/2026

Comet R3 PanSTARRS and Orion

Comet R3 PanSTARRS and Orion

10/05/2026

Messier Craters in Stereo

Messier Craters in Stereo

09/05/2026

Comet R3 PanSTARRS Before Rigel

Comet R3 PanSTARRS Before Rigel

08/05/2026

Orion over Mount Teide

Orion over Mount Teide

05/05/2026

Trifid Pillars and Jets

Trifid Pillars and Jets

03/05/2026

Mystic Mountain Monster being Destroyed

Mystic Mountain Monster being Destroyed

26/04/2026

Eye on the Milky Way

Eye on the Milky Way

19/04/2026

IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

07/04/2026

Caught in the Web: Visualization of a Black Hole Merger in the Tarantula Nebula

Caught in the Web: Visualization of a Black Hole Merger in the Tarantula Nebula

03/04/2026

The Claw and Bubble Nebulae

The Claw and Bubble Nebulae

01/04/2026

Cygnus and the Solitary Tree

Cygnus and the Solitary Tree

18/03/2026

The Tadpoles of IC 410

The Tadpoles of IC 410

17/03/2026

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

16/03/2026

CG 4: The Globule and the Galaxy

CG 4: The Globule and the Galaxy

11/03/2026

Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory

Sky Glows over Paranal Observatory

10/03/2026

The Cranium Nebula from the Webb Telescope

The Cranium Nebula from the Webb Telescope

09/03/2026

Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula

Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula

04/03/2026

The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades

The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades

02/03/2026

Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

27/02/2026

The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope

The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope

25/02/2026

B93: A Dark Interstellar Ghost

B93: A Dark Interstellar Ghost

20/02/2026

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

19/02/2026

Orion's Cradle

Orion's Cradle

18/02/2026