A newborn planetary system is forming around HOPS-315, a protostar (one that recently formed) that sits some 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion the Hunter. This star isn't in the ...

A new image of the Orion Nebula created using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope and NEOWISE shows the star-forming region in stunning detail.

Observations of HOPS-315 align with theories of how our own solar system began to take shape The James Webb Space Telescope ...

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 Orion Bar is the fairly straight, diagonal feature that marks the transition from the hot ionized gas near the Trapezium stars to the cold molecular cloud on the other side of the bar.

Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky, and within the constellation is a nebula that is a busy region of star formation.

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

The new image shows bright stars and a ‘stellar embryo’ lurking within the heart of the gigantic stellar nursery. The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Orion Nebula ...

The Orion Nebula is home to a massive group of stars called the Trapezium Cluster. This group of young stars emits intense ultraviolet radiation, shaping the surrounding cloud of dust and gas.

Detailed images of the Orion Nebula were captured by the James Webb telescope. Production of the images involved over 100 scientists from 18 countries, per AFP.

A starry “sword” hangs from Orion’s belt, and the large, bright star near the tip of the sword isn’t actually a star — it’s a whole nebula, a cloud of gas, dust, and newborn stars, 24 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the most detailed image of the Orion Nebula that sits 1,350 light years from Earth - one light-year is about six trillion miles.