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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Next week the brightest planet will move through one of the ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 19: The Moon and Venus before dawn By 10 P.M. local daylight time, the Pleiades (M45) is already 30° high in the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue cluster of stars glimmer together, above a small crescent moon. a large oragne circle flanks the sides, cutoff on the top ...

The Pleiades (M45) is arguably the most famous star cluster in the sky. Known as the Seven Sisters, or Subaru in Japan, its history is woven into human culture, with stories about it potentially ...

Look west Sunday for a astronomical treat. On Sunday evening, the crescent moon, Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster will gather for a three-way conjunction in the western sky. For astronomers, or ...

The night sky often hides surprises for patient stargazers. In Saudi Arabia’s al-Ula, one such moment came recently. A bright meteor flashed across an hour-long exposure. What was the intended capture ...