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  2. IC 443 - Wikipedia

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    IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 ) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 30,000 - 35,000 years ago.

  3. Bipolar outflow - Wikipedia

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    The presence of a magnetic field causes the eventual ejection and collimation of the matter, forming a bipolar outflow or jet. In both cases, bipolar outflows consist largely of molecular gas. They can travel at tens or possibly even hundreds of kilometers per second, and in the case of young stars extend over a parsec in length.

  4. Pelagia noctiluca - Wikipedia

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    Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus Pelagia. [1] It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, [3] [4] but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata), [5] purple stinger, purple people eater, [6] purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish and night-light ...

  5. Jellyfish galaxy - Wikipedia

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    A jellyfish galaxy is a type of galaxy found in galaxy clusters. They are characterised by ram pressure stripping of gas from the affected galaxy by the intracluster medium , triggering starbursts along a tail of gas.

  6. Great Rift (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    As in all real images from our Arm of the galaxy much is obscured by the Great Rift, dark dust clouds that span from Cygnus to Centaurus. In astronomy , the Great Rift (sometimes called the Dark Rift or less commonly the Dark River ) is a dark band caused by interstellar clouds of cosmic dust that significantly obscure ( extinguish ) the center ...

  7. Oldest known species of jellyfish discovered in the Canadian ...

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    The jellyfish measure about 8 inches (20 centimeters) in length. A rock slab shows one large (right) and one small (left) bell-shaped jellyfish with tentacles. The smaller animal is rotated 180 ...

  8. Emission nebula - Wikipedia

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    An emission nebula is a nebula formed of ionized gases that emit light of various wavelengths. The most common source of ionization is high-energy ultraviolet photons emitted from a nearby hot star .

  9. Japan: Hordes of jellyfish spotted in Yokohama river - AOL

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    A swarm of jellyfish was spotted in a river in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 June. Footage shows hundreds of the white translucent creatures floating just below the water's surface. Local officials said a ...