The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...

The lanes and clouds of dust in the star-forming Orion Nebula (M42) reveal a dark dimension to this familiar object.

From a breathtaking mosaic of colours, to mysterious celestial objects, check out these 7 captivating images of Orion nebula captured by NASA.

A James Webb Space Telescope image showing the spectrum of light from objects in the Orion Nebula, known as Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, among some of the fainter lines.

Looking near the heart of the Orion Nebula, this JWST image captures the Orion Bar. The Orion Bar is the fairly straight, diagonal feature that marks the transition from the hot ionized gas near ...

A group of extremely bright stars may be slowly reshaping the Orion Nebula and stopping one of their neighbors from forming planets, new James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest.

This night, Orion and the M42 nebula were caught in the branches of a close-by tree. With the cold, waiting for it to rise higher was not an option.

The Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky — part of a complex of hydrogen gas that is producing a new generation of stars. It makes a terrific target during ...