SpaceWordGame

A fun way to get up to speed on space jargon, by proposing better meanings for exciting-sounding words from way way up beyond the atmosphere. There are many fabulous words used in the space business every day -- bring them into your workplace with you, fresh with new meanings, and impress your co-workers. With a nod to Douglas Adams and John Lloyd who did something much more powerful for placenames, this was inspired by The Snowball Herminator, who takes all credit and no responsibility.

2011-02-03

Nebula

A nebula is an immense cloud of gas and dust and spare junk (mainly hydrogen) floating in interstellar space, put there to look spectacularly beautiful. Run a Google Images search for nebula for some examples. The remnants of very old stars, the birth places of new stars, and all so far away we'll never fly through them and have trouble with the engines.

Nebula is also a stoner rock band, or an alien villain in Marvel Comics.

Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula in Orion

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Anonymous3 Feb 2011, 22:43:00
The gooey interior of a Creme Egg - also spectacularly beautiful, but more attainable (unless you live in Germany:(
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2011-02-03

Nebula

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