What is a nebula?
Components of the Universe

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A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space, where star formation begins.
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What are white dwarfs?
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White dwarfs are small, dense stars that are the remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel.
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What is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
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The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between their absolute magnitudes or luminosities versus their stellar classifications or effective temperatures.
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What type of star is our Sun?
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Our Sun is classified as a main-sequence star.
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What is a galaxy?
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A galaxy is a massive system that contains stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, bound together by gravity.
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What is the nearest star to Earth?
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The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.
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What are supergiants?
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Supergiants are very large stars that are much more massive than the Sun and can undergo supernova explosions.
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