ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEBULA
From Latin: mist, cloud; related to Greek nephétē cloud, Old High German nebul cloud, Old Norse njól night.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEBULA»
Discover the use of
nebula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nebula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Whether a hardcore lover of science fiction or a reader of all genres, Nebula will keep you hooked until the shocking end.
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The Orion
Nebula: Where Stars are Born
The glowing cloud in Orion's sword, the Orion Nebula is a thing of beauty in the night sky; it is also the closest center of massive star formation--a stellar nursery that reproduces the conditions in which our own Sun formed some 4.5 ...
Charles Robert O'Dell, 2003
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Nebula Awards Showcase 2010
This year's compilation includes stories by: ?Ursula K. LeGuin ?Catherine Asaro ?John Kessel ?Nina Kiriki Hoffman ?Harry Harrison, this year's Grandmaster
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The Orion
Nebula Adventure
Join author William Hughes in the Orion Nebula Adventure—a four-part tale of Katie, Jennifer, and Ben's adventures from Mars to Pluto and beyond in their attempt to thwart the corrupt control of the Interstellar Alliance.
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Nebula maker ; & Four encounters
Two posthumously discovered works by the late British philosopher and science-fiction master envision the nebulae as intelligent beings and engage a narrator in debate with four prototypical characters
Ridge, and his attractive, mysterious female companion, must uncover the ship's secrets to save themselves and mankind. Welcome aboard Nebula Express. The survival of our race is at stake. It's the most terrifying ride you'll ever take.
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Observations of Crab
Nebula and Pulsar with VERITAS.
The Crab Nebula, the standard candle in very-high-energy (VHE) astronomy, is one of the most studied sources in all of astronomy.
Nebula Awards Showcase collects the year's most preeminent science fiction and fantasy in one essential volume.
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A Compendium of Geochemistry: From Solar
Nebula to the Human ...
"This book will fill an important niche in the field of geochemistry. The compilation covers an enormous amount of data and is a most valuable addition to the literature.
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The Great
Nebula in Orion, and Three Other Plays
Presented in London and New York. ...tightly written, pungent with human interest, laced through with risible bits... --Variety. ...a triumphant union of farce and near tragedy. --London Observer.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEBULA»
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nebula is used in the context of the following news items.
Buckyballs discovered in interstellar space
Artist's impression of buckyballs, overlaid on an actual image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope of a planetary nebula - material ejected by ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
Pluto flyby spurs new petition for planetary status
... scientists (by comparison, one need only imagine the reaction if planetary scientists attempted to redefine what a nebula or galaxy was). «SpaceFlight Insider, Jul 15»
ButtonMasher: The gamers who only want to explore virtual worlds
Even so, not many attempt the 1200-light-year trip to the Orion Nebula. “It was a long and arduous voyage, but I eventually made it,” says ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
What Yoko Ono's art teaches us about video games
Somewhere in that nebula lay the artwork itself. In a similar stellar nursery of happy mistakes, unintended consequences, and violated ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
We need the power of corporates, says OpenStack exec
... release of OpenStack code on his blog), as chief architect and technical lead of NASA's Nebula project – essentially one half of OpenStack. «The Register, Jul 15»
Lighting Like a Comic Book for SlickforceGirl
We then created “nebula hits” by pointing a couple of strips and softboxes with pink and purple gels directly at Vanessa. The trick with making ... «Fstoppers, Jul 15»
Vesta's potassium-to-thorium ratio reveals hot origins
... and have low K/Th ratios in comparison to the solar photosphere, which is thought to be representative of the composition of the solar nebula. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about
... Who fans will also get to meet Karen Gillan, who recently starred in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" as the blue-skinned villain "Nebula.". «KHOU, Jul 15»
UCSC students create new tools to archive and explore computer …
They can move around in space, visiting a nebula of sports games or make their way to a far away place in the sky and click on a dissimilar ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
Cli-Fi; Climate Change Fiction As Literature's New Frontier?
... the political pariahs during 1950s McCarthyism to the 1970s feminist movements and the success of Octavia Black's Nebula award-winning ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
