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Las Pléyades captadas por el telescopio de 130 mm del observatorio Kchi Waasa Debaabing Dome, situado en el complejo del observatorio del parque provincial de Killarney. Credit: KillarneyDiscovery / ...

Astronomers have redefined the size of the famous Pleiades cluster. According to a new study, it is twenty times larger than believed. This discovery reshapes how scientists understand cluster ...

Astronomers identified more than 3,000 stars associated with the cluster, and there might be even more. By Katrina Miller Look to the east after sunset on a clear winter night and you’ll spot a bright ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the "Seven Sisters" often spotted on winter nights, is just the bright tip of a ...

This starmap shows the full extent of the Greater Pleiades Complex as it would appear on the Pasadena night sky if every star in it were visible. Of the 3,019 stars that make up the complex, 1,631 are ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the “Seven Sisters” often spotted on winter nights, is just the bright tip of a ...

Have you ever felt as if you just don’t belong? Have you looked up at the night sky and felt a sense of deep connectivity? Your attraction to the radiance of the stars and the universe may be more ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — High above the horizon on crisp autumn nights, a shimmering cluster of blue-hued stars begins to appear. Known as the Pleiades, or the seven sisters, these stars have been ...

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Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high in the night sky around Halloween The Pleiades, also known as the “Seven ...