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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"

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

07/05/2025

Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles

Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles

28/04/2025

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

27/04/2025

NGC 6164: A Dragon's Egg

NGC 6164: A Dragon's Egg

24/04/2025

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

20/04/2025

Halo of the Cat's Eye

Halo of the Cat's Eye

16/04/2025

Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 from Webb

Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 from Webb

15/04/2025

38 Hours with the M81 Group

38 Hours with the M81 Group

10/04/2025

Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

26/03/2025

LDN 1235: The Shark Nebula

LDN 1235: The Shark Nebula

18/03/2025

Thor's Helmet

Thor's Helmet

17/03/2025

The Protostars within Lynds 483

The Protostars within Lynds 483

13/03/2025

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

11/03/2025

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

10/03/2025

Planetary Nebula Abell 7

Planetary Nebula Abell 7

07/03/2025

Seven Sisters versus California

Seven Sisters versus California

05/03/2025

Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull

Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull

18/02/2025

A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros

A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros

14/02/2025

Reflections on VdB 31

Reflections on VdB 31

13/02/2025

The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

11/02/2025

Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles

Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles

09/02/2025

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

06/02/2025

Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

03/02/2025

The Variable Nebula NGC 2261

The Variable Nebula NGC 2261

31/01/2025

Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

25/01/2025

The North America Nebula

The North America Nebula

22/01/2025

North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust

North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust

14/01/2025

Young Stars, Dark Nebulae

Young Stars, Dark Nebulae

10/01/2025

Supernova Remnants Big and Small

Supernova Remnants Big and Small

08/01/2025

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

30/12/2024