This emission is strongest under conditions which are intermediate between those in the interior of nebula and those in the dense cloud.

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This celestial cloudscape captures the colorful region in the Orion Nebula surrounding the Herbig-Haro object HH 505.

As you explore the dark Orion Nebula, keep in mind that you are exploring territories few have bothered to visually tread — at least in fine detail. As always, send what you see or don’t see ...

Astronomers offered a new hypothesis for what created pairs of objects nicknamed JuMBOs, while other scientists argue they may not really exist. The Orion Nebula, top, seen from La Hayuela ...

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A starry “sword” hangs from Orion’s belt, and the large, bright star near the tip of the sword isn’t actually a star — it’s a whole nebula, a cloud of gas, dust, and newborn stars, 24 ...

Lying about 1,350 light-years away and spanning 25 light-years, the Orion Nebula appears to the naked eye as a fuzzy “star” dangling just below the three stars of Orion’s belt.

Of course, when you study the Orion nebula with a 6.5-meter-wide space telescope tuned to infrared light, your view becomes exponentially better.