What is the difference between a nebula and a galaxy?

Laverna Senger ∙

Lvl 10

∙ 5y ago

Updated: 8/1/2021

A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants interspersed with a medium of gas, dust, and dark matter.

A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases.

However, in some older Astronomy literature, all "fuzzy objects" were called nebula, even if they were technically galaxies. This is because scientists had not yet established that galaxies were, in fact, objects outside the Milky Way.

They were presumed to be among the local gas & dust objects in our own galaxy. Edwin Hubble made the essential determination that some "nebulae" were considerably further away than other objects in the milky way and were, in fact, separate galaxies.

Michael Bogisich ∙

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∙ 4y ago

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What is the different between a galaxy and a nebula?

it is plop of a difference

Is a nebula further from earth than a galaxy?

Earth is IN a galaxy - as is the nebula.

What is bigger a galaxy or a gaseous nebula?

A Galaxy is far bigger than a nebula.

What is the largest a nebula galaxy neutron star or a globular cluster?

A nebula galaxy does not exist.

What is the difference between a emission nebula and a reflection nebula?

Emission nebula glow and reflection nebula reflect the light form other stars

Which galaxy is the Orion nebula in?

The Orion nebula is part of our own galaxy (the Milky Way). The Orion nebula is about 1500 light-years away from us. Our galaxy is about 100000 light-years across.

What galaxy is the reflection nebula in?

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What is another name for nebula?

Galaxy

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

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.

Are there any planetary Nebula in your galaxy?

Yes. There are many planetary nebulae in our galaxy.

What is the difference between a galaxy and a satellite galaxy?

A satellite galaxy is one that revolves around another galaxy.

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