One of the night sky's grandest sights for binocular users- as well as anyone with a telescope- is the Great Nebula of Orion. Otherwise known as M42, you can actually see this with the unaided eye as ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (FOX 11) - An incredible close-up image of the Orion Nebula was released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) earlier this week. They released a video on YouTube which gives a ...

What’s the top-ranked nebula in the entire night sky? The No. 1, must-see target for the backyard astronomer? By sheer grandeur, the hands-down winner would be the Carina Nebula. However, I can only ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new view of the Orion Nebula, the "deepest and most comprehensive view ever," reveals a ...

SPACE is full of clouds of dust and gas called nebulae. Some are the aftermath of a supernova, when a giant star has gone through the explosive end of its life. Others, like the Orion Nebula, ...

This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. The new ...

The Orion Nebula is the nearest region of massive star formation to Earth, located just 1,344 light years away. With over 1,000 new stars discovered inside, mostly through the power of high-resolution ...

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 Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is a popular target for astronomers and astrophotographers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Nothing beats a star-filled winter night sky. There are more bright stars shining in winter’s sky than in summer with winter constellations Taurus, Auriga and especially Orion all containing very ...

You've seen the Orion Nebula before – but not like this. It's part of the Orion constellation, easily visible from Earth: The bright center "star" in Orion's sword, located off Orion's belt, is ...

You might be familiar with the famous Orion Nebula (M42), named for the constellation where it resides. But that bright target isn’t the only treasure hidden within the Hunter. This stunning shot ...