stellar nursery
stellar nursery noun: an area of outer space within a dense nebula in which gas and dust are contracting, resulting in the formation of new stars.
Noun
stellar nursery (plural stellar nurseries)
- 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
- NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite photographed dusty regions of the Milky Way, which are our galaxy's stellar nurseries.1993 January 8, Paul Leavitt, “Satellite gives boost to 'Big Bang' theory”, in USA Today, page O3A
Forms of stellar nursery
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Questions about stellar nursery
- What does stellar nursery mean?
- Stellar nursery means an area of outer space within a dense nebula in which gas and dust are contracting, resulting in the formation of new stars.
- What part of speech is stellar nursery?
- Stellar nursery is a noun.
- What is the plural of stellar nursery?
- The plural of stellar nursery is stellar nurseries.
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