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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.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Nebula"

Sagittarius Sunflowers

Sagittarius Sunflowers

24/06/2016

The North America and Pelican Nebulas

The North America and Pelican Nebulas

14/06/2016

NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

10/06/2016

The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

08/06/2016

Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula

Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula

05/06/2016

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula

31/05/2016

Cat's Eye Wide and Deep

Cat's Eye Wide and Deep

28/05/2016

The Great Carina Nebula

The Great Carina Nebula

27/05/2016

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

26/05/2016

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

22/05/2016

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

17/05/2016

Clouds of the Carina Nebula

Clouds of the Carina Nebula

16/05/2016

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

10/05/2016

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

06/05/2016

A Dust Angel Nebula

A Dust Angel Nebula

28/04/2016

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula

25/04/2016

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

24/04/2016

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

22/04/2016

The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy

The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy

21/04/2016

Andromeda on the Rocks

Andromeda on the Rocks

19/04/2016

Orion in Red and Blue

Orion in Red and Blue

13/04/2016

Close-up of the Bubble Nebula

Close-up of the Bubble Nebula

03/04/2016

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

30/03/2016

Orion's Belt and Sword over Teide's Peak

Orion's Belt and Sword over Teide's Peak

28/03/2016

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

27/03/2016

Close Comet and the Milky Way

Close Comet and the Milky Way

25/03/2016

The Great Nebula in Carina

The Great Nebula in Carina

23/03/2016

The W in Cassiopeia

The W in Cassiopeia

18/03/2016

Dark Nebulas across Taurus

Dark Nebulas across Taurus

14/03/2016

IC 1848: The Soul Nebula

IC 1848: The Soul Nebula

28/02/2016