Close up: The Orion Nebula (M42)—Visible Spectrum | Subaru Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: The Orion Nebula (M42), located in the winter constellation Orion, is known as a star-forming region located relatively close to Earth, approximately 1,500 light-years away. Its large apparent size makes it easy to find with the naked eye, and a large number of stars can be seen through a telescope. At the center of the red nebula seen in high-mass star-forming regions is the Trapezium, a cluster of newly for

🚌 The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA on Monday handed out the 2025 Pokey and Schleppie Awards—representing the slowest and least reliable bus routes in the city—to call out areas that need attention in the transit authority. The M42 came in as the slowest, while the Q8 received the Schleppie Award, making it the least reliable route in NYC. In better news, the group this year handed out awards for most improved, dubbed the Mazel Award. Thos