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, ...

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A rare "unicorn" meteor shower could be visible Thursday night as Earth makes its way through a field of space debris caused by the Alpha Monocerotids. The Alpha Monocerotids is known as the "unicorn ...

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.

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 ...