When treasure hunters Mario Renner and Henry Westphal turned on their metal detectors in 1999 and started sweeping the ground near the town of Nebra in central Germany, they knew their chances of ...

Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades: The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the same star system. A team of ...

A faint spiral galaxy lurks in deep space in this stunning view of the Pleiades star cluster. The Pleiades (Messier 45) is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus that contains middle-age, ...

The pairing will be visible as soon as the sun sets and will remain visible until shortly after midnight local time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

MY conclusions as to the Pleiades having been believed to be in early ages the centre of the universe, were not in any way based upon the singular name Alcyone for the principal star in that group. I ...