INSANE: The orion nebula - The Real Truth

This stunning Orion Nebula photo will make you want to grab a telescope this week

The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

Space · Jan 13

For the 1st time, scientists discovered 'heavy water' in a disk forming exoplanets

V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.

Space · Oct 17, 2025

These 3 popular skywatching star clusters may be branches of the same family tree

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, adolescent and elderly.

Space · Jul 21, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn't stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.

Space · May 18, 2024

Radio signals from Orion nebula reveal new data about strange celestial objects: 'JuMBOS'

Astronomers have discovered a radio signal from a 'JuMBO' in the Orion nebula, a weird celestial object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope that defy star and planet formation models.

Space · Feb 22, 2024

James Webb Telescope Captures New Celestial Phenomenon: Jupiter-sized Objects In Binary Orbit

Composite images reveal unexplained Jupiter-sized objects in the Orion Nebula, challenging current theories of planet formation.

Zenger · Oct 4, 2023

Cosmic Eye Candy: Webb Telescope Just Captured Two Incredible Images of the Orion Nebula

A new pair of images reveals newborn stars, rogue planets, and blazing tendrils of gas in stunning detail.

Inverse · Oct 3, 2023

Webb Telescope Discovers a Molecule Critical for Life in the Orion Nebula

These gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope images from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) reveal the discovery of an important molecule.

Inverse · Jun 26, 2023

Young star shoots out jet like a garden sprinkler in Orion Nebula (photo)

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a snaking jet of matter expelled from a young stellar object in the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery not far from our solar system.

Space · May 10, 2023