Here's why:
* Nebulae are vast clouds of gas and dust. These clouds can be incredibly large, stretching across many light-years.
* Gravity pulls the gas and dust together. Over time, this material clumps together, forming denser and denser regions.
* The core of these clumps gets hotter and hotter. Eventually, the core becomes so hot and dense that nuclear fusion ignites, marking the birth of a star.
So, a nebula is like a cosmic nursery, giving birth to many stars at the same time.