In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll be confused with an actual planet after today’s topic: planetary nebula! Confusingly, planetary nebulae have absolutely nothing to do with planets. The misnomer comes from the early days of modern astronomy, when telescopes were revealing a strange and wonderful universe. Those …
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll be confused with an actual planet after today’s topic: planetary nebula! Confusingly, planetary nebulae have absolutely nothing to do with planets. The misnomer comes from the early days of modern astronomy, when telescopes were revealing a strange and wonderful universe. Those …
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