Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

These space pebbles are 100 to 1,000 times larger than regular dust grains

Here Is What It Would Be like If the Orion Nebula Were Closer

Here Is What It Would Be like If the Orion Nebula Were Closer

And by “closer to Earth” I mean “a measly 4 light-years away from our home planet”

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2014
SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula

SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula

This dust plays an important role in stellar formation

Spitzer Images Immense Orion Nebula – Photo

Spitzer Images Immense Orion Nebula – Photo

This is one of the most analyzed stellar nurseries in the Universe

Core of Orion Nebula Engulf in Chaos

Core of Orion Nebula Engulf in Chaos

The location was recently imaged in infrared wavelengths

Breathtaking Image of the Orion Constellation

Breathtaking Image of the Orion Constellation

The photo was snapped by an advanced ESA spacecraft

Spitzer Sees Stars in Orion's Sword

Spitzer Sees Stars in Orion's Sword

The infrared telescope pierces massive dust clouds to see them

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2011
ESO Captures New Image of Orion Nebula

ESO Captures New Image of Orion Nebula

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2010
Spitzer Snaps Amazing Photo of Orion Nebula

Spitzer Snaps Amazing Photo of Orion Nebula

In infrared wavelengths

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2010
Life-Enabling Molecules Found in the Orion Nebula

Life-Enabling Molecules Found in the Orion Nebula

An ESA telescope made the findings

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
Clues on Earth's Handedness Come from Space

Clues on Earth's Handedness Come from Space

The Orion Nebula, to be more precise

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2009
Orion Nebula Reveals New Cosmic Blobs

Orion Nebula Reveals New Cosmic Blobs

They are all planetary systems in the making

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • February 8th, 2008
Milky Way Circulated by Super Hot Plasma

Milky Way Circulated by Super Hot Plasma

Million degree plasma on the move