Although professional and amateur astronomers both target M42, Spitzer’s view reveals new details about the nebula — nearly 2,300 planet-forming disks in the Orion cloud complex.

M43 is part of the much larger Orion Nebula complex, and it lies roughly 10′ north of M42. This section features a hot, bright star (center) that is ionizing the gas near it.

One of the night sky's grandest sights for binocular users- as well as anyone with a telescope- is the Great Nebula of Orion. Otherwise known as M42, you can actually see this with the unaided eye ...

The Orion Nebula (also called M42) is one of the most recognizable objects in the entire sky. The middle “star” in Orion’s dagger hanging below his belt, this cloud of gas and dust is so ...

The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is the nearest star-forming region to Earth. It is located in the Orion Constellation, just below Orion's Belt.

Undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful objects in the night sky is the Great Orion Nebula, also known as M42, which shines in the southwestern sky in March.

The Orion Nebula, or M42 by its Messier designation, is a stellar nursery located 1,340 light years from us. It has a true diameter of about 24 light years and seeing it in a pair of binoculars or ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (FOX 11) - An incredible close-up image of the Orion Nebula was released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) earlier this week. They released a video on YouTube which gives ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest image: the Orion Nebula NASA, ESA, CSA, PDRs4All ERS Team, S. Fuenmayor With its recognizable belt of three stars, Orion is one of the best known ...

Orion is one of the most well-known constellations and it is home to the most famous nebula in the night sky. Orion is high in the southern sky around 8 p.m. this week. The Orion Nebula is number ...