"The protostars are midway down the path to becoming mature stars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two young stars shine bright ...

Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation, and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re ...

This is a composite image from several filters that represents emission from ionized gas, hydrocarbons, molecular gas, dust and scattered starlight. Most prominent is the Orion Bar, a wall of dense ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside. That would be a mistake, considering how many celestial sights that you ...

Infrared image of the center of the Orion Nebula taken with the NIRCam instrument on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The insets show expanded images of two faint proplyds from the Hubble Space ...

Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...

Each summer, I look forward to seeing Orion return to the morning sky. Hidden by daylight from May through early August, we share nights instead with the Summer Triangle crew and favorite sky animals ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space Telescope captured two young stars named HOPS 150, which glows a bright golden ...