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stellar nursery

American  
[stel-er nur-suh-ree] / ˈstɛl ər ˈnɜr sə ri /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a molecular cloud in which new stars are being formed.


Etymology

Origin of stellar nursery

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Euclid also focused on Messier 78, a stellar nursery.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

To get to the bottom of this mysterious phenomenon, the team set their sights on MC 27, a stellar nursery located approximately 450 light-years from earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Yet the red-brown "sand" in this image, and the blue "water," are actually individual stars mixed in to an emerging stellar nursery.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

An image of a stellar nursery in the Carina Nebula about 7,600 light-years away shows massive young stars enrobed in swirling gas and dust.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2022

Stunning images of a "stellar nursery" and a "cosmic dance" have been acquired by Nasa's new $10bn space telescope.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

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