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 ...

The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot ... Nebula is crucial for answering some of astronomy’s biggest questions.

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 ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).