"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." ...

The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

The Heart Nebula, cataloged as IC 1805 and also sometimes called the Running Dog Nebula, is a large star-forming region in ...

Recent research has revealed that three well-known star clusters — the Orion Nebula Cluster, the Pleiades, and the Hyades — are linked in a cosmic family tree. Though these clusters appear distinct ...

The Orion Nebula, the Hyades and the Pleiades are visible to the naked eye. The star clusters are obviously examples of different stages of development.

Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

A recent study suggests a shared origin for the Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades, challenging previous astronomical theories ...

Large pairs of planets thought to orbit each other without a star, do not exist after all. That conclude Leiden researchers, ...

Paper: G. Beccari, et al. Tale of Three Cities: OmegaCAM uncovers three discrete episodes of star formation in the Orion Nebula Cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730432 ...

The Orion Nebula is laden with protoplanetary disks: future solar systems. Visible light views showcase stars, emission, and reflection nebulae.

“Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.