stellar nursery
Americannoun
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
The answer is that we’re not exactly sure how Jupiter formed, and the Orion nebula’s stellar nursery nurtures not only stars but also newborn planets, which are amenable to JWST’s prying infrared eye.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023
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
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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