The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, ...

Revealed by advanced imaging, the long-sought "Betelbuddy" is much smaller and fainter than Betelgeuse and orbits within the supergiant’s atmosphere.

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 July 20, 2025, the Seven Sisters celestial event will be visible across the United States and Canada.

Skywatchers will see the bright planet Venus appear about three degrees above the orangey star Aldebaran while the glittering ...

Muhammad Umar, who uses his mother’s Celestron telescope to view the stars, said Jupiter, the largest and oldest planet in ...

But wait, there's more! The ice giant Uranus is also present in the sky on July 5, positioned almost directly between Venus and the Pleiades.

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this week.

Venus will shine close to the Pleiades open star cluster above the eastern horizon in the hours preceding dawn on July 5.

The full maps of the sky this telescope is about to create over the next two years will be unlike anything attempted before.

From July 3 through July 8, it will be possible to sight the two largest objects currently in orbit around the Earth, passing across the predawn sky within minutes of each other.