The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

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 ...

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 ...

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The seasons have changes and you can really feel it in the air at night, as the temperatures are making it feel like fall! With the clear skies that accompany this time of year, get set to see one of ...

The Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky — part of a complex of hydrogen gas that is producing a new generation of stars. It makes a terrific target during the ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory. There is enough material ...

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.

In new, high-resolution imagery of the star-forming region, scientists spotted worlds that defied explanation, naming them Jupiter Mass Binary Objects. An infrared composite image of the inner Orion ...