Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...

On June 22, the moon, Venus and the Pleiades star cluster will form an extraordinary celestial triangle in the predawn sky ...

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster. Stargazers in the U.S. can find the cosmic trio ...

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

NASA's new PUNCH spacecraft captured colorful images of the zodiacal light while testing out their sun-watching instruments.

Space fans are in for a treat after NASA launched a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channel on Prime Video for its NASA+ coverage. This means you can now watch live rocket launches, behind-the ...

NASA explains it this way: “Unlike open clusters like the Pleiades, which sit within the Milky Way’s spiral arms, globular clusters are found in the galaxy’s halo, orbiting far above and ...

NASA's Pleiades supercomputer simulations suggest the spiral shape is influenced by the Milky Way's gravity. This discovery could redefine our understanding of the solar system's boundaries and ...

Using NASA's Pleiades supercomputer, the team ran simulations incorporating the galactic tide and other effects over billions of years. The results depicted the inner Oort Cloud ...

The Pleiades are occulted monthly in a series that began Sept. 5, 2023, and will continue until July 7, 2029. ... reaching up through Taurus to the Pleiades. NASA/Bill Dunford.

Using NASA's Pleiades supercomputer, ExoMiner can identify real planets among other celestial bodies by examining decades of collected data and running a variety of tests based on properties ...

According to NASA, a full moon is defined as the moment when the moon is exactly 180 degrees opposite to the sun. In essence, the Earth, moon and sun are all in a line at this point.