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Bok globule

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Bok globules

Etymology

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They were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s.

Noun

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Bok globule (plural Bok globules)

  1. A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place.

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