The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

Scientists with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are thrilled as the sensitive telescope has detected a special molecule for the first time. The Orion Nebula is a beloved object of the night sky.

A visualisation video shared on the official Instagram page of the Hubble Space Telescope, managed by Nasa, has left people in awe. With it, the space agency urged people to take a “trip” to the Orion ...

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

The Orion Nebula is famous for its beauty, but it was also the site of a recent exciting scientific discovery. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an important molecule in a planet-forming ...

New images of the Orion Nebula from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have been included in ESA’s ESASky application, which has a user-friendly interface to visualise and download ...

January is the best time to observe these constellations—some prominent and some not so much.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

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