Orion is not just one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky—it's a celestial marvel that’s rich with history, mythology, and fascinating astronomical objects. Nestled near the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this ...

“Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.

This new look into the heart of the Orion Nebula is illuminated by a group of young, massive stars placed just outside the upper-right corner of the composite image.

The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared gaze sheds new light on the Orion nebula, an icon of the night sky ...

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the sharpest images ever of a cluster of young massive stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula.

The latest spectacle, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, is an agglomeration of nearly 150 free-floating objects amid the Orion Nebula, not far in mass from Jupiter.

Looking near the heart of the Orion Nebula, this JWST image captures the Orion Bar. The Orion Bar is the fairly straight, diagonal feature that marks the transition from the hot ionized gas near ...

Hubble has captured a new photo of the Orion Nebula, showcasing a celestial cloudscape around a Herbig-Haro object.

The star system, known by its coordinates as Orion 294-606, is not a new discovery, and astronomers have observed such targets before, in the Orion Nebula and elsewhere.

The new image shows bright stars and a ‘stellar embryo’ lurking within the heart of the gigantic stellar nursery. The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Orion Nebula ...