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The Gum Nebula

This enormous cloud of ionized hydrogen is the largest known nebula in our galaxy. Its full extent and nature are currently the subject of considerable controversy among astrophysicists

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 225 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Gum Nebula” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 225 No. 6 (), p. 20
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1271-20