If you dial in this distance, however, you’ll find yourself staring at magnitude 2.0 Alnitak (Zeta [ζ] Orionis), the southernmost star in Orion’s Belt. The Flame Nebula sits only 15 ...

The three objects are part of the Orion cloud, a giant gas structure located between 1300 and 1600 light-years away. The different colours indicate the velocity of the gas. The Flame Nebula and ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

Containing some of the very brightest stars in the night sky, Orion’s unmistakable Belt is just one of the key sights. Here’s a tour of the iconic constellation so you can star-spot while you ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where young protostars emerge from dense clouds of gas and dust. Hubble’s ...

Two young stars shine bright in the dusty depths of the Orion Nebula in a new Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars ...

Meteor showers are named after the constellation from which the meteors ... The three bright stars Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak that form Orion's belt are the easiest to spot.