This week’s binocular object is the unusually named 9–12 (pronounced “9 through 12”) Geminorum Cluster, an asterism in Gemini. Although the written form looks like a calendar designation, this ...

Of all the deep-sky objects visible from mid-northern latitudes, the Orion Nebula (M42) is by far the most spectacular. To the unaided eye, it faintly shines as the middle star in Orion’s Sword, ...

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a glowing emission nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the ...

On a clear night, if you look peer out at the constellation Orion, you might get a glimpse of a stellar nursery. Near the tip of the Hunter's sword, lurking some 1,350 light years from Earth, the ...

It's time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-away are NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This image shows the full survey of the inner Orion Nebula ...

From November to February, the Orion Nebula can be seen with the naked eye. But with a pair of binoculars you can get a much more detailed view, says Abigail Beall SPACE is full of clouds of dust and ...