The Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky — part of a complex of hydrogen gas that is producing a new generation of stars. It makes a terrific target during the ...

Last Friday night at my Mechanicsburg night sky program we looked at the planet Jupiter, a couple galaxies and a couple constellations. Despite the cold, folks stayed for the last and most exquisite ...

Few things are as captivating as a dark, star-filled sky. But the stars we see and enjoy don’t just “exist”; they all came into being long ago inside of massive clouds of gas and dust known as ...

Few things are as captivating as a dark, star-filled sky. But the stars we see and enjoy don’t just “exist”; they all came into being long ago inside of massive clouds of gas and dust known as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This image shows the full survey of the inner Orion Nebula ...

The seasons have changes and you can really feel it in the air at night, as the temperatures are making it feel like fall! With the clear skies that accompany this time of year, get set to see one of ...