Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where ...

The Orion's Belt asterism (labeled "1" in the illustration above) is the starting point for finding the rest of the Orion constellation. It's made up of three stars that are almost perfectly ...

3. Hanging down below Orion’s Belt is his sword which is a small group of stars, as well as Orion’s Nebula. 4. Orion’s Sword marks about halfway between Orion’s Belt and his knees.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Image caption, This is photographic plate B2312 in which Williamina discovered the Horsehead Nebula. The three black circles are the stars of Orion's belt. The Horsehead Nebula is circled just ...