Astronomers have spotted a hidden companion star. It orbits Betelgeuse closely, possibly explaining its six-year dimming ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

Far to its lower right is the Pleiades star cluster (M45), an easy naked-eye object, particularly with no moonlight to interfere. Below the Pleiades is Uranus.

This week the night sky plays host to one of the spectacular cosmic events when the moon crosses the Pleiades, more popularly known as "Seven Sisters"-the dazzling star cluster.

On the same day, at the same location, and with the same camera, 28 panoramic photos and 174 star background photos were combined. The blue star cluster visible in the upper right of Half Dome is ...

The Pixel 9 Pro XL is made for astrophotography, mainly because of how I'm able to use it to capture nebulas and star clusters with outstanding detail.

This image of the Pleiades, captured from Dayton, Ohio, shows the names of the cluster’s brightest stars. Note that in this image, north is down and east is to the right.

Hubble’s unique ability to capture ultraviolet light enabled it to snap an image of the star cluster, whose hot stars are unleashing “a torrent of radiation and energetic outflows.” ...