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.

All of this is just one region of the larger Orion molecular cloud complex, which comprises several other famous objects like Barnard’s Loop, the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), and the Horsehead ...

Roughly 1,300 light years away, the Orion Nebula can sometimes be seen ... “These new observations allow us to better understand how massive stars transform the gas and dust cloud in which they ...

It starts with the gravitational collapse of a gigantic cloud of gas and dust, ... Within the Orion Nebula lies the Orion Bar, a sharp, diagonal, ridge-like feature of gas and dust.

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 ...

“Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.

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.

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. Skip to main content Menu ...

The Orion Nebula as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope (right). NASA, ESA, CSA, PDRs4All ERS Team; image processing Olivier Berné.

A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 may be fiction rather than fact.

If you can find the constellation Orion in the night sky, the Orion Nebula is easy to spot; it’s the larger blur of light at the tip of Orion’s “sword.” Thousands of new stars are being ...

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