The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.
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Soumya Banerjee from Kolkata, India Orion the Hunter rises in the winter sky in this nightscape taken from Singalila National ...
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
A new moon on Sunday, Jan. 18, means dark skies and some of the best stargazing conditions of the year. Here are the bright stars, constellations and objects to see.
It's Christmas morning. Snow is gently falling outside, cinnamon rolls are baking in the kitchen, and you just opened the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Citing the proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration, NASA announced on Friday that after the Artemis III mission — where Americans will return to the moon — the rocket ...