Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star ...

But the Orion Nebula also has a dark side ... M42 is the closest massive star-forming region to Earth, making visual studies of its intricate play of light and dark available to even small ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars ...

Note M43’s sharp eastern edge. There, a region of dark nebulosity overlaps the brighter area. This week’s large telescope target is the Flame Nebula in Orion, also known as NGC 2024.

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

The image is of the Orion Nebula, a massive collection of swirling ... offering us a glimpse of this region of space like we’ve never seen it before. Nebulas are incredibly interesting features ...

The dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4214 resides about 10 million light-years away. The galaxy’s relative proximity, combined with the wide variety of evolutionary stages among its stars. This image from ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, the Orion Nebula (Messier 42, M42). Just 1,500 light-years away ...

Hubble captures images of young stars HOPS 150 and HOPS 153 The Orion Nebula remains a key star-forming region near Earth Stellar jets from HOPS 153 influence surrounding star formation ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...