The nebula has ever since been known as Barnard 33 (B33), which, unfortunately, like the dark cloud that it designates, obscures the light of Fleming’s find.

The Horsehead Nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our skies," is located in the constellation Orion. Latest U.S.

It’s one of the most common words used by astronomers—and two of them featured in the James Webb Space Telescope’s debut image package—but do you know what a nebula is?

Thanks to the James Webb telescope, we can now see the nebula with more clarity. As one expert says, "We always knew planetary nebulae were pretty. What we see now is spectacular." ...