This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula, complete with its incredibly rich star-formation region, was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope ...

One of the night sky's grandest sights for binocular users- as well as anyone with a telescope- is the Great Nebula of Orion. Otherwise known as M42, you can actually see this with the unaided eye as ...

The word “awesome” has become a staple of our vocabulary, and that’s great, or should I say awesome? Forgive me if I sound like a curmudgeon, but the downside is that awesome has been watered down. It ...

Nothing beats a star-filled winter night sky. There are more bright stars shining in winter’s sky than in summer with winter constellations Taurus, Auriga and especially Orion all containing very ...

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February offers a last chance to spot Jupiter before it takes a break from the post-sunset sky, according to NASA’s top tips for skywatching this month. The coming weeks also offer an opportunity to ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory. There’s enough material there to ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory. There is enough material ...

THE GREATER NEBULA OF ORION.—The numerous photographs that have been taken by means of portrait lenses during the past few years, go to show that many of the so-called celestial spaces are really ...

The word “awesome” has become a staple of our vocabulary, and that’s great — or should I say awesome? Forgive me if I sound like a curmudgeon, but the downside is that awesome has been watered down.

Just like when storm clouds are swept away to let the Sun shine through, the dark molecular clouds that once engulfed the Carina Nebula are now evaporating, with these little brown blobs the last ...