• Question: What are the ingredients of a nebular?

    Asked by williamtierney to Ben, Clare, Ezzy, Mario, Sam on 12 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Elizabeth Pearson

      Elizabeth Pearson answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      Well a nebula is sometimes called a stellar nursery. It’s a big cloud of gas, mostly hydrogen with some helium and small amounts of other elements. The gas starts to attract itself due to gravity and forms a ball which eventually becomes large enough to catch fire and become a star.

    • Photo: Clare Burrage

      Clare Burrage answered on 17 Mar 2012:

      A nebular is a big cloud of dust and gas hanging around in the space between the stars.

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