stellar nurseries

Noun

stellar nursery (plural stellar nurseries)

1. An area of outer space within a dense nebula in which gas and dust are contracting, resulting in the formation of new stars.
   • Karl Henize, a Northwestern astronomer, reported finding a cluster of 33 stars in a stellar nursery. The stars recently condensed from surrounding clouds of dust.1964 January 1, Ronald Kotulak, “City's science role boosted during year”, in Chicago Tribune, page C18