On these long, dark winter nights you might consider looking up for a dose of awe in one of the sky’s most recognizable constellations, which is currently very easy to find. The constellation ...

Three dimmer stars under Orion's belt represent his sword, and in the middle of these lies the Orion Nebula, an interstellar cloud. To the naked eye, it appears as a hazy dot, but to the James ...

These images of the Orion Nebula are taken from a region of space made up of Orion’s sword, a series of stars that run perpendicular to Orion’s belt. NASA says that this region of space would ...

It’s the middle “star” in Orion’s dagger (the three stars dangling below the constellation’s belt). Even when viewed using binoculars, the nebula appears to be fuzzy, but with a small ...

Join us on a breathtaking cosmic voyage to the Three Marys, the three stars that form the iconic belt of the Orion constellation. Known scientifically as Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, these celestial ...

McCaughrean, S. Pearson Also known as Messier 42, the Orion nebula is located just to the south of the Orion’s belt constellation and is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky, making it a key ...

It’s loaded with many celestial jewels, such as the red super-giant star Betelgeuse, the bright belt stars, the colossal Orion Nebula – the birthplace of countless stars and planets – and so ...

So, Orion is the most recognizable constellation as far as I’m concerned. Its calling card is the three stars neatly lined up in a row that make up the celestial hunter’s belt. There’s no ...

NASA, ESA, CSA/Mark McCaughrean & Sam Pearson The Orion Nebula is a region of star formation 1,350 light-years from Earth, located in the belt of the northern hemisphere constellation of Orion.

which hangs from his belt. The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a bright, gaseous cloud.

it appears to be part of the Orion constellation—more specifically, the nebula is part of the “sword” that hangs from the mythical Greek hunter’s “belt.” James Webb’s images revealed ...