Iconic star cluster found to be much bigger than previously thought - Researchers hope new findings will help trace origin of our Sun ...

The “Seven Sisters” have far more relatives than anyone imagined. Using NASA and ESA space telescopes, astronomers found ...

But what if the famous Seven Sisters were, in fact, not seven at all but rather thousands, spread out so widely in the sky ...

Astronomers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the Pleiades star cluster is surrounded by thousands of related stars spread across a vast region of space. This ...

As Matariki is celebrated in New Zealand, Christians navigate a return to the festival’s pagan roots. The appearance of the Matariki star cluster (also known as Pleiades) in the New Zealand sky just ...

Shea Esterling receives funding from the Borrin Foundation. William Grant does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this ...