A planetary nebula...

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Start by understanding the concept in question: a planetary nebula is an astronomical object formed from the outer layers of a dying star, not something to do with planets themselves.
Option 1: 'Has nothing to do with planets.' This is accurate because planetary nebulas are stellar remnants, not planetary bodies or formations around planets.
Option 2: 'Is a cloud of gas in which planets form.' This is misleading; planet formation occurs in protoplanetary disks around young stars, not in planetary nebulas, which are ejected envelopes from old stars and occur far later in a star’s life.
Option 3: 'Is a cloud of gas left after a planet is destroyed.' This is incorrect; there is no standard process where a planet’s destruction yields a planetary nebula. The nebula comes from the dying star’s own envelope, not from planetary destruction.
Option 4: 'Is found on a planet.' A planetary nebula is not a feature or a phenomenon on a planet; it exists in interstellar space as a diffuse gas cloud.
Option 5: 'Is only found near stars than have their own planets' This statement is inaccurate; planetary nebulas are not restricted by the presence of planets or planets around stars; they appear around certain aging stars regardless of any planetary systems.
In summary, the most accurate description among the options is that a planetary nebula has nothing to do with planets, while the other statements describe scenarios or associations that do not match the nature of planetary nebulas.

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A planetary nebula...

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