Pascal Fouquet The rocket contrail from an early-morning SpaceX Starlink launch on July 8 formed high-altitude noctilucent ...

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

Scientists believe that the Orion Nebula, Pleiades, and Hyades star clusters may share a common origin, according to recent simulations.

The Orion Nebula Cluster is just 2.5 million years old. It's full of young stars and gas, actively forming new suns. Pleiades ...

Astronomers have spotted a bright flare from a distant galaxy. The flare came from the exact same location as a similar event ...

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, ...

The Orion Nebula, the Hyades and the Pleiades are visible to the naked eye. The star clusters are obviously examples of different stages of development.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

Do not miss the last chance this year to witness the Moon cross the glittering Pleiades in a rare celestial alignment visible ...

The crescent Moon appears to plow through the Pleiades cluster this morning with occultations visible across North and ...

On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The ...