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A [[Nebula]] (from Latin: "cloud"; pl. nebulae or nebulæ, with ligature or nebulas) is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and plasma. Originally nebula was a general name for any extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the [[Milky Way Galaxy|Milky Way]] (some examples of the older usage survive; for example, the [[Andromeda Galaxy]] was referred to as the Andromeda Nebula before galaxies were discovered by Edwin Hubble). Nebulae often form star-forming regions, such as in the Eagle Nebula. This nebula is depicted in one of NASA's most famous images, the "Pillars of Creation". In these regions the formations of gas, dust and other materials "clump" together to form larger masses, which attract further matter, and eventually will become big enough to form stars. The remaining materials are then believed to form [[planet]]s, and other planetary system objects. <center> <Gallery> File:OrionNebula M42.gif|The Orion Nebula File:Eagle Nebula.jpg|The Eagle Nebula File:NGC604.jpg|Nebula NGC604 </center> </gallery> [[Category: Stars and Stellar Phenomenon]][[Category: Science]]
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