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.

The Orion Nebula is about 1,350 light-years away and more than 10 light-years across. Yet it represents only a small part of the great Orion Molecular Cloud.

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, ...

The great Orion Nebula is a fantastic example of an emission nebula, as evidenced by its red hues ...More and its characteristic emission at 656.3 nanometers. New stars heat and ionize the ...

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.

The Orion Nebula is probably the most studied object in the universe, outside our solar system. Watch: Kapow! Building the Classy Lego '66 Batmobile. video. Kapow!

Brian Davis took this photo of the Orion Nebula from a driveway in the suburbs of Sumter, S.C., over 3.5 hours on Jan. 1, 2012 using a QSI 583wsg camera, Stellarvue SVR105 4" APO Refractor ...

The Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is 1,500 light years away from Earth and is believed to be 24 light years ...

The Orion Nebula is a cosmic cloud of baby stars 24 light years across and 1,500 light years away from Earth. It is one of the brightest nebulae and can be seen in the night sky with the naked eye.

The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, and its companion, the Flame Nebula, sit near the star Alnitak in Orion’s Belt. Today, we know that the Horsehead is a dark, light-gobbling nebula ...

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 ...