Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

Venus is notably brighter — magnitude –4.1, far outshining magnitude 0.9 Aldebaran, the brightest star in the Taurus and ...

The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

The Pleiades are an asterism, or pattern of stars, as well as an open star cluster, made up of more than 1,000 stars. They are located in the constellation Taurus and are about 410 light-years ...

Where to look for the Moon and the Pleiades star cluster on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Stellarium Where to look for the Pleiades. Just besides the crescent Moon, which will be about 36% illuminated.

The Pleiades are part of what astronomers call an open star cluster, a group of stars all born around the same time. Telescopes have identified more than 800 stars in the region, ...

Small, rocky planets that could resemble Earth or Mars may be forming around one of the hundreds of stars in the Pleiades cluster, astronomers reported Wednesday. The star, known as HD 23514, is ...