The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...

ESO’s HAWK-I infrared instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has captured a deeper view of the Orion Nebula’s core. Looking like an interstellar Frisbee, the dark feature in these two ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a mesmerizing new image of the Orion Nebula. It is a star-forming region, and its distance from Earth is about 1,500 light-years. This breathtaking view focuses ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

Hubble telescope spotlights protostars HOPS 150 and 153 Located about 1,300 light-years away, the Orion Nebula is the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, hosting hundreds of newborn stars.