planetary nebula

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planetary nebula (enc)

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planetary nebula - a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star

nebula - an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space

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