One of the largest structures in the sky, as seen from our perspective, has only just been discovered. It’s an enormous cloud ...

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Orion Nebula is a giant gas cloud 1,344 light years away. It's also a cosmic factory for producing new stars. Astronomers recently observed over 900 small ...

The Orion constellation is one of the most striking in the night sky. Also known as Orion the Hunter, it’s easy to spot thanks to the three bright stars that form his belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, and ...

The Eta Aquarids will be active from April 20 to May 21. A general view of the Orion Nebula during the planet parade or planetary alignment when four planets are visible to the naked eye on the ...

A new Hubble Space Telescope image offers the most detailed view of the Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years from ...

The closest such stellar nursery to Earth lies in the Orion Nebula, just below Orion's belt. There, molecular clouds have collapsed over millions of years, forming a cluster of new stars.

These smudges of color become troves of scientific data. Take for example the Orion Nebula. Forming the middle "star" in Orion's sword, the Orion Nebula is the only nebula visible to the naked eye.

The closest such stellar nursery to Earth lies in the Orion Nebula, just below Orion's belt. There, molecular clouds have collapsed over millions of years, forming a cluster of new stars.

How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...