Hydrogen is responsible for the red glow of the Orion nebula. (Image: Contributed) In the middle of the glowing core you can see vibrant bright new stars. In the wispy clouds around the middle of the ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where young protostars emerge from dense clouds of gas and dust. Hubble’s ...

look with averted gaze below the belt to locate a faint streak of light called Orion’s (sheathed) sword. Between two clusters of new stars sits the famed Orion Nebula, all of which look like one ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Many know the Great Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion’s Sword as a bright diffuse nebula — a glowing cloud of cosmic gas illuminated by the Trapezium star cluster. But the Orion Nebula also has a ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.

In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the 1st, all will be ...