a giant cloud of material that is believed to have spawned our solar system. As the Nebula collapsed, its temperature and rotation increased. The increased spin began to flatten the nebula ...

The cloud is composed of other famous markers, such as the Great Orion Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and Barnard's Loop. It is one of the closest places to our solar system where new massive stars are ...

The Solar System was formed around 4.6 billion years ago from a giant cloud called a nebula, mainly made up of hydrogen gas and dust. The nebula collapsed under its own gravity and, as it did ...