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The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...

The sun wanders the Milky Way alone; our star orbits the galaxy’s distant center without any stellar siblings. But it wasn’t always this way. The solar system was very likely born in a tremendous gas ...

Anishinaabe call the cluster of seven stars in the winter sky Bugonagiizhig, or “Hole in the Sky.” Navajos say it is Dilyéhé, or “Sparkling.” ...

The best of the solar system and our galaxy’s deep-sky objects make a joint appearance in our sky this week, as the Moon slides by the Pleiades (M45). In the early morning sky of July 2, observers in ...

Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally ...