A star is currently forming in the Orion Nebula, visible to the naked eye right under Orion’s Belt. This giant cloud of gas and dust contains enough material to create about 200,000 stars over ...

The constellation of Orion is home to some of the brightest and most iconic stars in the night sky. Among these stellar ...

Nasa's powerful James Webb Space Telescope is showing us something humankind has never witnessed firsthand before: The birth ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star in Orion’s shoulder, has been an ongoing focus of fascination for millennia, most recently when it darkened significantly, for no immediately obvious reason, in lat ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for one of the star’s enduring mysteries.

In August, the most beautiful scenery and impressive celestial events are to be enjoyed before dawn—along with much more ...