With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside. That would be a mistake.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where young protostars emerge from dense clouds of gas and dust. Hubble’s ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the ...

In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the 1st, all will be ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.