Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The ...

The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

The waning crescent Moon would be passing in front of the Pleiades open star cluster on July 20, 2025, for sky watchers to ...

On July 20, for viewers in the US and Canada, the waning crescent Moon will pass in front of the Pleiades, eclipsing them ...

On July 20, 2025, the Seven Sisters celestial event will be visible across the United States and Canada.

Skywatchers will see the bright planet Venus appear about three degrees above the orangey star Aldebaran while the glittering ...

The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

This photo taken on June 23, 2025 shows a view of the Pleiades star cluster and a crescent moon in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

M45, The Pleiades Star Cluster. This is another open cluster of hundreds of relatively young stars about 100 million years old in the constellation Taurus. It resembles a miniature Big Dipper.