The nebula, also called Barnard 33, is in the constellation Orion. The cloud is composed of other famous markers, such as the Great Orion Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and Barnard's Loop. It is one of ...

The telescope produced sharp infrared images of the “horse’s mane," or the top, of the famous nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33. The nebula is named after astronomer E. E. Barnard ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula. Young stars enveloped in a transformative cocoon of gas shine brightly ...

Wilson Observatory in California, where he would work for the rest of his life. He was researching nebulae, fuzzy patches of light in the sky. In 1924, he announced the discovery of a Cepheid ...