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2024
Bok_globule
Bok globule
English
Noun
Bok
globule
(
plural
Bok globules
)
A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which
star
formation
sometimes takes place.
Etymology
They were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s.
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