How old are Orion and Earth?

The Earth is about 4.54 billion years old. [1] It's not clear what “Orion” you're asking about; your question has tags for both Lake Orion and the NASA spacecraft from 2014. There's also the Orion star constellation. read more

The Earth is about 4.54 billion years old. It’s not clear what “Orion” you’re asking about; your question has tags for both Lake Orion and the NASA spacecraft from 2014. read more

The Orion Nebula is farther away than any of the naked eye stars at a distance of about 1,600 light-years. One light-year is the distance light travels in a single year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometers). read more

In The Blood of Olympus, the final volume of a series, Rick Riordan depicts Orion as one of the giant sons of the Earth Goddess Gaea. Italian composer Francesco Cavalli wrote the opera, L'Orione in 1653. read more