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

A recent study suggests a shared origin for the Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades, challenging previous astronomical theories ...

"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." ...

The Orion Nebula Cluster is just 2.5 million years old. It's full of young stars and gas, actively forming new suns. Pleiades is older, around 100 million years.

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 ...

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

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion ...

Follow Orion’s belt stars in the opposite direction and you’ll find Sirius, the brightest star in all the heavens, and a diamond in the collar of Canis Major, Orion’s great hunting dog.

Astronomers have discovered that the closest black holes to Earth may exist in the Hyades star cluster. Observations made with the Gaia satellite suggest that several black holes likely exist in ...

Another prominent open cluster in Taurus is the Hyades. It is closer than the Pleiades, so appears more spread out and doesn’t look quite as “cluster-like.” ...

The Orion Nebula, the Hyades and the Pleiades are visible to the naked eye. The star clusters are obviously examples of different stages of development.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for ...