Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satellite early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The ...

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Astronomers have discovered that the iconic Pleiades constellation has thousands more “sibling” stars hidden across the sky, making it 20 times larger than currently estimated. Tracing the origins of ...

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

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

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 ...

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 ...

PARIS—Airbus and the French space agency CNES have agreed to extend the life of the two-satellite Pléiades constellation for another two years. The Earth observation satellites are now due to remain ...

Most of us see 5 or 6 stars in the Pleiades, a.k.a. the Seven Sisters, star cluster. But there are a whole lot more. The brightest are shaped like a miniature version of the Big Dipper. Atlas and ...