The Orion Nebula is a region of star formation 1,350 light-years from Earth, located in the belt of the northern hemisphere constellation of Orion. It has long been studied by astronomers, ...

A SHORT time ago we gave an abstract of d'Arrest's “spectroscopical researches.” The Danish paper contains also the conclusions at which he arrived after many years contemplation of the nebula ...

Of course, when you study the Orion nebula with a 6.5-meter-wide space telescope tuned to infrared light, your view becomes exponentially better.

“Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.

Within the Orion Nebula lies the Orion Bar, a sharp, diagonal, ridge-like feature of gas and dust. The Orion Bar is essentially the edge of an astronomically large bubble carved out by some of the ...

The Orion Nebula images will be examined by an international team of researchers that spans more than 18 countries. The team is currently waiting on spectroscopic data, ...

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south[b] of Orion's Belt.It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky ...

The Orion Nebula itself is believed to be roughly 3 million years old, "which for us astronomers is very young," he said. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a glowing emission nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the ...

Some 1,300 light-years from Earth lies a stunning area of dust and gas called the Orion Nebula. On Monday, teams of astronomers from around the world released the most detailed image ever of this ...