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The Ring Nebula is classified as a planetary nebula which is a shell of gas and plasma, formed when certain stars die.
So, in a way they are clouds of matter in space.
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What do you call a cloud of dust particles where a star is born?
It is called a Nebula (nebulae for plural). no sorry but your wrong it is a coma It can be both it just depends. The question needs to be more specific
What is the cloud of gas and dust that formed our solar system called?
It is sometimes called the Solar nebula.
What is the cloud of gas and dust from which our solar system formed?
Solar nebula.
What are the similarities between a Nebula and a Supernova?
Not much other than that they both emit light in large quantities.A nebula is a grouping of billions of stars, while a supernova is a single star exploding at a stage in its development.Comments: That meaning of "nebula" as a galaxy (or a star cluster within a galaxy) is a bit out of date now. Nowadays a nebula usually means a cloud of gas and dust. It doesn't usually emit much light.Actually there is a connection between a supernova and a nebula.Some of the stuff found in nebulae comes from supernova explosions.
What kind of nebula is the eye of god?
The eye of god is a Helix nebula. Close to a Planetary nebula.
What is the difference between a planetery nebula and a nebula?
A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust and planetry nebula is one of the types also called ring nebula or A planetary nebula is an emission nebula consisting of a glowing shell of gas
Is a nebula a star?
a nebula is cloud of particles which forms into a star.
What do you call a cloud of dust and gas in space?
A clouds of dust and gas in space is called a nebula. Nebula sometimes turn into stars under the right conditions. There are many different classifications give to nebulas. These include ring, emission, reflection and dark nebulae.
What is the difference between the Helix Nebula and the Ring Nebula?
The helix nebula is more close than the ring nebula, as well as much brighter and larger than the ring but with low surface brightness.
Whats the difference between a nebulae and a nebula?
"Nebula" is a astronomical term for a cloud of gas and dust. "Nebulae" is the plural of "Nebula" and refers to more than one such cloud.
A large Gaseous cloud?
Nebula.
What is a spinning cloud of gases?
a cloud of glowing gas and dust is called a nebula
What does the word nebula mean in science?
A nebula is a large, indistinctly defined body in space, like a gas cloud or cloud of small particles.
What A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas loosely held together by gravity?
A nebula IS a cloud of dust and gas loosely held together by gravity.
Is Solar nebula a star?
No, its a molecular cloud.
Cloud of dust that becomes a star?
Nebula
What do you call a gas cloud in space?
A Nebula.
