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 ...

If, like me, you are a bit of a cartophile, then From Streets to the Stars: 500 years of maps is for you. It is a small but ...

During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star cluster while one day past its ...

The moon has a date with the Seven Sisters star cluster, also known as the Pleiades, in the early morning hours of Friday, July 14. Skywatchers on Earth won't be the only ones looking over this ...

Skygazers are in for a cosmic treat this week as the moon is positioning itself in an extremely rare cosmic rendezvous with ...

An ancient village in Brazil may have been a ritual or ceremonial centre designed to resemble the Pleiades star cluster. Archaeologists made the discovery following a survey of pre-Hispanic stilt ...