Many know the Great Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion’s Sword as a bright diffuse nebula — a glowing cloud of cosmic gas illuminated by the Trapezium star cluster. But the Orion Nebula also has a ...

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

This week’s small telescope target is the magnificent Orion Nebula, also known as M42. And although for this podcast I’ve categorized it as a “small telescope” target, you can spot this ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Horsehead Nebula is a part of much larger complex in the constellation Orion. Known collectively as the Orion Molecular Cloud, it also houses other famous objects, such as the Great Orion Nebula.

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 ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s powerful Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope combined to ...