This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

Orion's seven brightest stars make up the basic outline. The bright star, Betelgeuse, marks the right shoulder of the hunter, with bow pulled back. To the right is Bellatrix, the tip of the arrow.

BEAUTIFUL MAY HEAVENS; Splendid Constellations of Orion and Greater Dog Will Disappear. WITH THEM GOES RED ALDEBARAN Vega, of the Constellation of Lyre, May Now Be Seen in the Northern Skies ...

Join us on a breathtaking cosmic voyage to the Three Marys, the three stars that form the iconic belt of the Orion constellation. Known scientifically as Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, these ...

The Orion constellation (iStock / Eerik) A s the glowing curtains of daylight fade, to reveal the darkened cosmic stage behind, we’re treated this month to a legendary cast of characters.

Soon after the sun sets on winter nights, if you live in the northern hemisphere you can look into the sky and find the Orion constellation near the eastern horizon. Astrophysicist Sarafina El ...

The star is Betelgeuse, a red supergiant in the constellation Orion. The asteroid is 319 Leona, a slowly rotating, oblong space rock in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

The constellation Orion was named after the hunter by the same name in Greek mythology and includes more than a dozen distant stars. But two are particularly bright: ...

The easiest way to find Orion in the night sky right now is to look to the southeast in the early evening, or high in the southern skies around 9 to 10 p.m. local time, according to the astronomy ...

A fire is burning at the heart of one of the most beloved constellations.. Well, maybe not a real fire. But a recent image of the Orion Constellation captures one of its most glorious nebulae, the ...