The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

Clusters of stars abound in the heavens. Born of the same parent cloud of dust and gas, star clusters can be small, loosely ...

The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, one of the most recognizable star clusters in the night sky ... But to save them from being raped by Orion the hunter, Zeus transformed them into ...

1025) named only the Pleiades star cluster and Altair as her favorites ... and the three stars in Orion’s Belt. While feeling a bit sorry for people in heavy snow regions, I enjoyed the ...

The most obvious constellation this month is Orion ... star cluster and marks the face of the bull. Continue your line upward and you’ll find another lovely open star. It’s the Pleiades ...

Skygazers are in for a cosmic treat this week as the moon is positioning itself in an extremely rare cosmic rendezvous with the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster. The moon ...

Surrounded by vast clouds of dust, the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades, form a stunning star cluster located 445 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Westerlund 1 is one of the ...

How do rogue planetary-mass objects -- celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets -- form? An international team of astronomers has used advanced simulations to show that these enigmatic ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...