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

Kissimmee, Fla. – Airbus will continue to improve sensors in its Pleiades Neo Next constellation rather than duplicating the capabilities of the two Pleiades Neo satellites in orbit. “We are committed ...

This is part of a series of articles written by members of the Westfield High School Space and Astronomy Club. Their mission is to share their enthusiasm for space and astronomical events with the ...

Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next programme to expand its very high resolution Earth observation constellation. This new programme will result in new satellite assets and capabilities, ...

The Moon will occult (hide) stars in the Pleiades cluster. Viewing times depend heavily on your location. Uranus is nearby and visible with binoculars or a telescope. The event is best viewed before ...

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the waxing gibbous Moon will be separated by less than a degree from the Pleiades, an open ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

Airbus' Pleiades Neo 3 satellite spotted an Antonov aircraft Oct. 22 at Cayenne Airport, French Guiana, carrying the final two spacecraft in the constellation. Credit: Airbus TAMPA, Fla. — The last ...

Recent research has revealed that three well-known star clusters — the Orion Nebula Cluster, the Pleiades, and the Hyades — are linked in a cosmic family tree. Though these clusters appear distinct ...

When treasure hunters Mario Renner and Henry Westphal turned on their metal detectors in 1999 and started sweeping the ground near the town of Nebra in central Germany, they knew their chances of ...

IC 2602, also referred to as the Southern Pleiades or Theta Carinae Cluster, is an open cluster located 550 light-years away in the constellation Carina the Keel. Comprising approximately 75 stars, ...