M42, the Orion Nebula, is a stellar nursery located in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 1350 light-years away and over 10 light-years across; it's a component of the larger Orion ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X This image from NASA’s Spitzer missions shows Orion in a different light – quite literally! Note ...

Space once again has proved itself to be awe-striking in Tuesday's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. The image, taken by Raul Villaverde Fraile, is of the swirling dust that surrounds the massive ...

Orion is one of the most well-known constellations and it is home to the most famous nebula in the night sky. Orion is high in the southern sky around 8 p.m. this week. The Orion Nebula is number 42 ...

A dark sky will make stargazing that much easier this week when skies cooperate. The new moon arrived late last week which means that you can go “young moon hunting” Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ...

New images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope pierce through thick layers of stardust and gas, revealing the most-detailed look yet into the heart of the Orion Nebula. In 2017, an international ...

Last Friday night at my Mechanicsburg night sky program we looked at the planet Jupiter, a couple galaxies and a couple constellations. Despite the cold, folks stayed for the last and most exquisite ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Winter begins in December for observers in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing cold nights and the return of one of the most famous constellations to our early evening skies: Orion the Hunter! Orion is ...