Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Pleiades, a star cluster about 440 light-years from Earth. (ROBERT GENDLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) The ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The closest conjunction of Mars and the Pleiades star cluster since 1991 will take place early this week. Two objects are said to be in conjunction when they join up or ...

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 ...

The Pleiades star cluster is slowly tearing a cloud of dust into cosmic tatters, and this new image from the Utah Desert Remote Observatory captured the beautiful destruction in action. For roughly ...

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 ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the moon aligns with one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. According to Space.com, the moon will make a stunning close pass by the Pleiades ...

Whether you're watching the pickle drop in Mt. Olive, the acorn in Raleigh, or the ball drop in Times Square, take a moment to look up to the Pleiades on New Years Eve. Also known as Messier 45 by ...

The best of the solar system and our galaxy’s deep-sky objects make a joint appearance in our sky this week, as the Moon slides by the Pleiades (M45). In the early morning sky of July 2, observers in ...

Recent research has revealed that three well-known star clusters — the Orion Nebula Cluster, the Pleiades, and the Hyades — are linked in a cosmic family tree. Though these clusters appear distinct ...