Carina Nebula

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Carina Nebula [kə′ri·nə ′neb·yə·lə]

(astronomy)

A gaseous nebula near the star η Carinae in the Milky Way.

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The infrared sensitivity of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope enabled it to peer through the dust, which lies in the Eta Carina nebula 10,000 light-years from Earth.

Peering into a disrupted stellar nursery by Cowen, R. / Science News

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