Scientists spotted the heavy water (which we'll get into in just a moment) in the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around ...

Don't miss the moon, Jupiter and the stars of the constellation Orion rise along the southern horizon on Oct. 12.

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released a pair of giant mosaic images of the Orion Nebula, and they’re worth exploring. Just 1,500 light years away, the Orion Nebula is so close that you can ...

The James Webb Space Telescope spent part of its weekend studying a fascinating inner region of the Orion Nebula. Orion is a familiar constellation in the night sky, recognizable by the “belt” of ...

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On winter evenings, Orion is one of the easiest star patterns to find in the sky. Its identifying feature is a row of three stars which make up the belt of the legendary hunter, Orion. Above the belt ...

The constellation of Orion is popular among winter stargazers in the northern hemisphere. It is easily identifiable by three bright stars that form the belt of Orion. Slightly below the belt is a ...

Scientists have created the most detailed portrait ever of the closest known star factory, the Orion Nebula. They have also uncovered new details about the stellar winds responsible for carving out ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...