On Monday, February 10 at 6:09 p.m, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch ...
Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...
The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...
With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.
Here are 7 beautiful nebula images captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope such as Veil Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, Hubble ...
Just 1,500 light-years away, the Orion Nebula is visible to the unaided eye below the three stars that form the "belt" in the constellation Orion. The nebula is home to hundreds of newborn stars ...
The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a visual "fossil record" of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark cloud of dust and gas in the constellation ...
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The Orion Nebula. Credit: NASA ... concentrated in a lumen inside the nebula's molecular cloud. Found in the constellation ...