Nebula

Interstellar cloud of dust and gas.

nebulae

A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. Nebulae are often regions of star formation or the remnants of dying stars. They appear as fuzzy patches in the sky and come in various shapes and colors.

/nɪˈbjʊlə/

Nebula comes from the Latin word for "cloud".

A nebula is like a giant cloud in space, made of gas and dust where new stars can be born.

interstellar cloud astronomical object

emission nebula reflection nebula dark nebula planetary nebula supernova remnant

dust gas

Milky Way galaxy universe

astronomical astronomical object