Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The large, intricate semi-circle around the three stars that make up Orion's belt is known as Barnard's Loop (Sh2-276), a nebula ...

Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.

From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can ...

The sky is never clearer than on a cold, starry midwinter night. It is on such occasions, thanks to winter's exceptional atmospheric transparency, that fainter stars can be seen throughout the sky.

Betelgeuse is one of the most well-known stars in the night sky. Located about 640 light years from Earth in the constellation Orion, it's a red supergiant nearing the end of its life, destined to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you noticed Orion’s Belt returning to the evening night ...

The will be a number of skywatching events to keep an eye out for in February. From a planetary parade, the Orion constellation and the Artemis II mission set to launch, there are multiple skywatching ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Seasonal signposts in the stars abound this week, as Orion’s ...

About once a month I like to dedicate this to a particular constellation. Most of the time, I stick with major constellations ...

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Pottsville evening sky. His calling card is his bright belt of three stars in nearly a ...

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.