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~ Nebulae ~
From star birth...
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Photo Credit: NASA
NGC1850
Photo Description
...to star death...
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Photo Credit: NASA
Orion Nebula
...that's what nebulae are all about.
What is a nebula? (Nebulae for plural)
A Nebula is created from the dust and
gas that is left in space after a star explodes.
EXPLODE? Did you know that stars explode?
They sure do! Can you imagine that?
The patterns that the dust and gas form
after the star explodes are sometimes used to name the nebula,
as in ...
...The Ring Nebula 
Or,
The Lagoon Nebula
And sometimes, as time goes on,
that same dust and gas will be used to form new stars.
What do you think - could you hear a star explode if you
where in space? Look for that answer on this web site.
