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 ...

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 star cluster (also known as Messier 45) is a different beast entirely — a gravitationally bound collection of over a thousand stars found within the Milky Way some 445 light-years from ...

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.

Drawing by Ray Norris based on Yolngu oral and written accounts. Close to the Seven Sisters in the sky is the constellation of Orion, which is often called “the saucepan” in Australia. In Greek ...

The Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) in the constellation Carina the Keel is a dazzling open cluster. It lies 550 light-years away and occupies a region 50' in diameter. That’s 2.6 times as much area ...

The Pleiades Star Cluster Tony Hallas/Science Faction/Corbis The Leonid meteor shower has come and gone, but there’s plenty going on this week to keep stargazers looking up. This Friday night ...

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 ...