The Orion Nebula, or M42 by its Messier designation, is a stellar nursery located 1,340 light years from us. It has a true diameter of about 24 light years and seeing it in a pair of binoculars or ...

The Orion Nebula, more quantitatively known as M42/M43 and NGC1976/1982, is an emission nebula that births new stars and surrounds the Orion constellation, according to the National Optical ...

The famed constellation of Orion is one of the most recognizable star patterns in the night sky, and poses a dazzling sight for observers this month, weather permitting. Messier also discovered a ...

With winter now underway and the Geminid meteor shower over, it is a great time to explore the wonders of the constellation Orion as it appears high in the southeastern Arizona sky.

However, both nebulae do show up in easily in photographs. Below Orion’s Belt, representing either his sword or his manly parts, is M42, the Orion Nebula.

Undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful objects in the night sky is the Great Orion Nebula, also known as M42, which shines in the southwestern sky in March.

The constellation Orion is perhaps the best known pattern in the night sky, rivaling the Big Dipper in fame, and the month of December is a great time for observers to reacquaint themselves with ...

M42 is part of the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, an immense swath of star-forming molecular hydrogen (H 2 ) that spreads throughout the entire constellation.

Among my constellation essays, I've probably written about the Orion constellation, the Hunter, more than any other and with good reason: No other star pattern can be compared to it.