Look for the Orion constellation and the Orion Nebula (Messier 42)—our solar system came from that direction." The increased dust from this galactic encounter could have had several effects.

Move south from Orion's Belt to find the constellation's nebula (labeled "2" in the diagram above), a true gem of the sky containing vast clouds of dust and gas where stars are actively forming.

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Butler evening ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

That fuzzy splotch, visible to the naked eye when it is really dark (and easily seen through binoculars) is the Orion Nebula. Throughout the nebula (which is about 30 light years wide), we see a ...

an emission nebula located in the constellation of Orion. This nebula is a busy stellar nursery, with many new stars being formed there. But it isn’t stars which researchers were interested in ...

Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, M20 is a star-forming nebula located 9,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42 or NGC 1976) ...

Orion Nebula: Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, Messier 42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. This stellar nursery, is only 1,500 light-years away ...

as well as Orion’s Nebula. 4. Orion’s Sword marks about halfway between Orion’s Belt and his knees. His left knee is the brightest star in the constellation called Rigel, and it is a blue ...

Previously, Hubble identified possible candidates in a region of the Flame Nebula called the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Now, JWST has picked up the baton and completed what scientists called ...