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The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...

Astronomers released a new image of the Orion Nebula on Monday from the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb's infrared cameras caught star-forming clouds and a cocoon of gas 1,350 light-years away.

The best gear to help you capture the Orion Nebula, see a close-up of a ‘Christmas Star’ and get the best from the night sky ...

Skygazers will be able to spot the Orion constellation in the Northern Hemisphere’s southern sky by 9 p.m. tonight ...

New images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope pierce through thick layers of stardust and gas, revealing the most-detailed look yet into the heart of the Orion Nebula. In 2017, an international ...

It’s one of the most incredible naked eye sites in the night sky—and it’s now been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Orion Nebula—also known as M42—is a stellar nursery, home to ...

This spectacular celestial shot displays the colorful emissions of a newborn star. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Swirling like ...

Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky, and within the constellation is a beautiful nebula that is a busy region of star formation. A stunning image of the Orion nebula ...

This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula, complete with its incredibly rich star-formation region, was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope ...

The image is one of 520 that make up a larger composite photo of the entire nebula. ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally; Acknowledgment: M. H. Özsaraç SHARE With all the hubbub surrounding the James Webb ...

M42, the Orion Nebula, is a stellar nursery located in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 1350 light-years away and over 10 light-years across; it's a component of the larger Orion ...