Two Space Telescopes Observe the Cat's Head Nebula
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
NASA looked at the Cat's Head Nebula.
- A2
NASA observed the Cat's Head Nebula with two space telescopes.
- B1
About 7,500 light-years from Earth sits a star-forming region inside the Carina Nebula.
- B2
Roughly 7,500 light-years from Earth sits a star-forming region inside the Carina Nebula.
- C1
Roughly 7,500 light-years from Earth—a light-year being the distance light travels through space in a year—sits a star-forming region inside the Carina Nebula.
- C2
Roughly 7,500 light-years from Earth—a light-year being the distance light travels through space in a single year—sits a star-forming region inside the Carina Nebula with a feline silhouette.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- region
- a large area of land or space
- pillar
- a tall, vertical shape or column
- carve
- to make a shape by cutting or wearing away material
- massive
- very large, heavy, and solid
- dense
- having parts that are close together with little space between them
- scatter
- to throw or send things in different directions
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.