Skywatch: A stellar baby factory
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 ...
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Starwatch: A stellar star factory
The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get ...
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John Wheeler: The Orion constellation dominates the evening sky this time of year
The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...
10 Breathtaking Images of Newborn Stars Captured by NASA
The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...
See The Full ‘Snow Moon’ Beside The ‘Lion Star’: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
Crab Nebula: NASA's Chandra X-Ray Laboratory released this composite of the Crab Nebula with data from Chandra (blue and white), Hubble (purple), and Spitzer (pink).
Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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'Evening star' Venus leads host of fine sights: Sky Watch
Venus is now at its almost unbelievably brightest at a marvelous time when many other (though less radiant) planets and ...
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Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)
Megeath Two young stars shine bright in the dusty depths of the Orion Nebula in a new Hubble Space Telescope image. The recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two of these ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
Hubble telescope unveils stunning insights into Orion Nebula’s protostars
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of the Orion Nebula, highlighting two young protostars, HOPS 150 and HOPS 153. These prot ...