January is the best time of the year to see the Great Orion Nebula as it climbs high overhead in the winter sky. Look to the ...

Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space Telescope captured two young stars named HOPS 150, which glows a bright golden ...

In 1993, when the Hubble Space Telescope surveyed the Orion nebula for the first time, its images provided a substantial boost for the argument that stars with planetary systems are commonplace in the ...

The Orion Nebula, the closest massive star-forming region to Earth, has long captivated stargazers with its brilliant glow and dynamic activity. Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope provided a ...

Though the sky is littered with constellations, January offers the best visibility for these eight, owing to their perfect alignment with the post-sunset hours of January. So, ahead of the end of the ...

If you look halfway up in the northwest, you'll be able to see the familiar zigzag of five bright stars forming the ...

The article advocates for dedicated visual observation of the dark nebulae and dust lanes within the Great Orion Nebula (M42), which are often overshadowed by its luminous regions. As the closest ...

An international team has made use of the power of the HAWK-I infrared instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to produce the deepest and most comprehensive view of the Orion Nebula to date.

Looking near the heart of the Orion Nebula, this JWST image captures the Orion Bar. The Orion Bar is the fairly straight, diagonal feature that marks the transition from the hot ionized gas near the ...