The Neolithic followed the Paleolithic Period, or age of chipped-stone tools, and preceded the Bronze Age, or early period of metal tools. Read More on This Topic Stone Age: Neolithic
A nebula (Latin for cloud; pl. nebulae, nebulae, nebulÃ¦ or) nebulas is an interstellar cloud of, dust, hydrogen helium and other ionized. Gases, originally nebula was a name for any diffuse astronomical, object including galaxies beyond The Milky. wayxamples of these types of nebulae are the Rosette Nebula and the Pelican Nebula. The size of these nebulae, known as HII regions, varies depending on the size of the original cloud of gas. New stars are formed in the nebulae.
The Horsehead Nebula, one of the most famous dark nebulae, is located in the constellation Orion. 1  Emission nebulae are huge bright gas clouds with irregular shapes and dimensions that span many light years across. Emission nebulae are where stars are born. When stars begin to shine, they heat up the remaining gas around them and that gas starts to shine as well. One of the most famous emission nebula is M42, which is located in the constellation Orion.