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Look to the northeastern sky during any clear October evening around 10 p.m. and you will be able to view one of the most amazing cluster of stars. This little group of stars, which many think in the ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the "Seven Sisters" often spotted on winter nights, is just the bright tip of a ...

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Over the next few days, the moon will move past two of the prettiest star clusters in the sky. Tonight (April 6) the moon will be located just below the brightest star cluster we can see from Earth — ...

Visible to the unaided eye as a tiny congregation of stars due west of Taurus’ V-shaped head, the Pleiades (M45), also known as the Seven Sisters, is one of the sky’s premier open star clusters. Under ...

M45, the Pleiades star cluster, displaying its spectacular nebulosity (Photo by: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) If you have ever looked at the night sky from the northern ...

I've been watching Mars approach the Pleiades for the past few weeks. Maybe you have, too. On Sunday night (Feb. 28) the Red Planet will dangle below the cluster like a spider from its web. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 3 years old. The Pleiades star, ...

If you live anywhere in the contiguous U.S. or Canada, and clear skies are forecast for early Sunday morning, July 20, then be sure to step outside after midnight and before the first light of dawn.