The Pleiades is a small cluster of stars within the Taurus constellation. (Image credit: Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Yet cultures around the world have often referred to this constellation with the ...

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 ...

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Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

Next find the Pleiades star cluster that is part of the constellation Taurus, the bull. From Andromeda look about 30 degrees east, and slightly south, to find a cluster of six bright blue stars.

This Sunday, June 22, offers a breathtaking sky show, with a stunning triangular alignment of the waning crescent moon, the planet Venus, and the Pleiades star cluster. As reported by Forbes, this ...

This story was updated at 6:09 p.m. ET. An odd thing is going to happen on Sunday (Nov. 21): Just before sunrise, the full moon will appear on the western horizon just beneath the Pleiades, the ...

The Pleiades (pronounced PLEE-ah-deez) are lovely by themselves, and on a clear night they can be seen with the unaided eye in the constellation Taurus the Bull.

The Pleiades is a small cluster of stars within the Taurus constellation. (Image credit: Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Yet cultures around the world have often referred to this constellation with the ...