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What is Nebula?

Nebula

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What is Nebula?

A nebula is a giant interstellar cloud of dust and hydrogen, helium, and other ionised gases in space. Some of them come when a dying star (such as a supernova) throws out gas and dust due to an explosion. There are some nebulae (more than one nebula) that are present where new stars are beginning to form because of which, they are sometimes also referred to as “star nurseries”.

The term was, originally, used for diffused astronomical objects beyond the Milky Way Galaxy. For instance, Andromeda Galaxy, which is the nearest major galaxy to us, was once referred to as
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