The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...
Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...
Most everyone’s favorite constellation, Orion the Hunter, is up just before sunrise reminding me that winter is almost here. Orion’s size, bright stars, and distinctive three-star belt and three-star ...
This month’s episode of the Sky Above features a conversation about the celestial events coming in October, including a meteor shower, the Orion nebula, visible planets, upcoming supermoons and more.
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) captured a stunning image of the Orion Nebula. The image was obtained from "multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope in ...
Amateur astronomer Henry Draper and his wife, Anna, achieved the first astrophotographic capture of the Orion Nebula on September 30, 1880, utilizing an 11-inch refractor with a 50-minute exposure.