A new study reveals that the Pleiades is the core of a once-much-larger cluster, many of whose members have scattered to the ...

The Pleiades star cluster is 20 times larger than it looks at first sight, astronomers have learned. The cluster celebrated in cultures around the world, often under the name the "Seven Sisters", is ...

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 ...

The last month of the year brings various lunar events, and here are a few magnificent sights to witness post the Cold Moon.

On a brisk, dark evening, the Pleiades twinkle like a small handful of stars scattered across the sky. To the human eye, this bright cluster—often referred to as the Seven Sisters—appears small and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon ...

Venus, with a magnitude of -4.1, is currently visible below the Pleiades star cluster (M45) in the pre-dawn eastern sky. Venus is approaching Aldebaran (magnitude 0.9), a star in the Hyades cluster, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The moon, Venus and the Pleiades open star cluster will form an unusual celestial triangle on ...