For years, researchers have wondered why there is a hole in the heart of the Rosette Nebula, 5,000 light-years from Earth in the Monoceros (unicorn) constellation of our Milky Way galaxy. For years, ...

When your constellation is actually named after a unicorn, there are certain expectations of beauty and grandeur you’ve just got to live up to. And this particular star-forming region inside the ...

The Rosette Nebula, commonly perceived as a single object, comprises five distinct entries (NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2244, and NGC 2246) within the New General Catalogue. These NGC entries, ...

Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in the heavens only to discover that it was utterly impossible? Trust me, you’re not alone! Take the flying steed known as Pegasus.

"The Alpha Monocerotids are so named because the meteors seem to radiate from the constellation Monoceros, the unicorn." - National Geographic According to meteor scientists Esko Lyytinen and Peter ...

FARGO — A rare celestial event is expected Thursday night, Nov. 21, and the Fargo-Moorhead area may be one of the best spots in the country to see it. The alpha Monocertoid meteor shower arrives every ...

Check out this startlingly beautiful image of The Unicorn’s Rose, a rosette nebula located within the Unicorn constellation. NASA’s WISE telescope, which captured this image, has sadly run out of the ...