A star is currently forming in the Orion Nebula, visible to the naked eye right under Orion’s Belt. This giant cloud of gas ...

The Orion Nebula, seen again below the three belt stars, is just a tiny portion of the great ... More molecular cloud complex that spans more than 100 square degrees on the sky.

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, ...

The Orion Nebula is classified as an emission nebula — a cosmic cloud of dust and gas that shines by emitting its own light. Recent studies place its distance at about 1,300 light-years.

The Great Orion Nebula, in the constellation Orion. (Image credit: Manfred_Konrad/Getty Images) Shining down upon us all winter long, Orion is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations.

As impressive as the Orion Nebula is, it’s just the tip of a huge celestial birthing ground. We only see the lighted part of the nebula, which spans about 30 light-years.

ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has shared breathtaking images of the Orion Nebula taken from his rooftop in Bengaluru.

Because the Orion Nebula is so close to Earth (in astronomical terms, anyway; the nebula is about 1,350 light years away) and so bright, it’s a relatively easy place for astronomers to look to ...

Once thought to be part of the Orion nebula, the star cluster NGC 1980 is actually a separate entity, scientists say. It appears around the brightest star seen at the bottom of this image, iota Ori.

Paper: G. Beccari, et al. Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM uncovers three discrete episodes of star formation in the Orion Nebula Cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730432 ...

The constellation Orion is home to a busy, glowing nebula. Data from telescopes has been used to create a three-minute, three-dimensional tour around its colorful caverns and bright star clusters.