Earth's moon is occasionally illuminated by flickers, glows or beams of light. What are these mysterious lights?

Don't miss the moon, Jupiter and the stars of the constellation Orion rise along the southern horizon on Oct. 12.

Hubble has captured a new photo of the Orion Nebula, and it is absolutely breathtaking. The photo is mostly centered around a celestial cloudscape in the nebula, which includes a Herbig-Haro object ...

The Orion Nebula seen by Hubble and Webb telescopes. Image: Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, PDRs4All ERS Team; image processing Olivier Berné. Credit for the HST image: NASA/STScI/Rice Univ./C.O’Dell et al. – ...

This spectacular celestial shot displays the colorful emissions of a newborn star. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Swirling like ...

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It’s one of the most incredible naked eye sites in the night sky—and it’s now been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Orion Nebula—also known as M42—is a stellar nursery, home to ...

Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebula visible to the naked eye and the closest star formation region to Earth. Observations with JWST have brought forth stunning pictures and incredible ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released a pair of giant mosaic images of the Orion Nebula, and they’re worth exploring. Just 1,500 light years away, the Orion Nebula is so close that you can ...