"The protostars are midway down the path to becoming mature stars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An image of the Orion ...

Astronomers offered a new hypothesis for what created pairs of objects nicknamed JuMBOs, while other scientists argue they may not really exist. The Orion Nebula, top, seen from La Hayuela, Cantabria, ...

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 dark side, ...

With no Moon in the evening sky, let’s visit a favorite gem that’s now well above the horizon in the few hours leading up to midnight: the Orion Nebula (M42). Hanging below the easily recognized belt ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space Telescope captured two young stars named HOPS 150, which glows a bright golden ...

The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astrophotographer Joel Martin captured a gorgeous view of the Orion Nebula (M42) shining 1,500 light-years from Earth, revealing spectacular detail in the stellar nursery as it hung in the winter ...