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3 years ago
14

What distinguishes a nebula and a star?

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1 answer:
Kryger [21]3 years ago
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What distinguishes a nebula and a star is that a nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter. And a star is a<span> type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.</span>
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