The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...
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 ...
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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 Orion Nebula, about 1,500 light-years away, is a star nursery where enough gas and dust exist to form roughly 200,000 stars visible tonight.
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 ...
Rising around midnight and nearly 50° high in the south two hours before sunrise is Orion the Hunter, one of autumn’s premier constellations. As the season progresses, Orion will rise earlier and ...
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.