Sharks are older than a surprising amount of things, both on Earth and in the rest of the universe. While sharks have seen evolutionary changes in the 450 million years they have been around, their ...

Star clusters are stellar groups held together by gravity, which are born together in cosmic nurseries. Open clusters, such as the Hyades and Pleiades, are youngish and look like loose groups ...

Warm summer nights in August offer a front-row seat to some of the most mesmerizing star clusters in the sky. According ...

In August, astronomers can observe three prominent star clusters: Hercules, Pleiades, and Hyades. These clusters, comprising ...

Star clusters are groups of stars that formed together and remain bound by their mutual gravity. They mainly come in two ...

Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn for the second and last "planet parade" of the ...

Viewing with the aid of 10x50 binoculars will bring the light cast by a stellar cluster into sharper focus, or even allow you ...

Sky watchers should set their alarms for the early hours as a rare six-planet alignment will dazzle UK skies before sunrise.

The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.

Wausau Pilot & Review From predawn planet pairings to a shadow crossing Saturn’s rings, central Wisconsin skywatchers have ...

Ursa Major III, the faintest object in our galaxy, orbits the Milky Way at a distance of more than 30,000 light years. Until ...

To see the event at its best, it’s better to wait for later in the night, when both the Moon and the Pleiades are visible ...