Detailed descriptions of the Orion Nebula started appearing later in the 17th century, and it has been a popular target for anyone with a telescope ever since. Also known as NGC 1976, Messier 42, M42, ...

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 ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

The nebulosity of hydrogen gas is revealed with the use of a “Hydrogen-Alpha” filter in an astro image of the Cygnus ...

Does that middle star look fuzzy to you? It’s a stellar nursery known as Orion Nebula or Messier 42 where stars are being born and you can see it with your unaided eye. What’s more ...

Hanging below the center star in Orion’s belt is his sword, which features the Orion Nebula, or Messier 42. Visible as a dim, fuzzy object to the naked eye, this nebula appears as a large gas ...

Messier 1 better known as the Crab Nebula, Charles Messier originally mistook Messier 1 for Halley’s Comet, which inspired him to create his famous catalog of objects. Peering deep into M1, this ...