Whenever the moon shines near the Pleiades ... in this cluster (called an occultation) within a few hours, amid the dazzling lunar glare. Typically, an occultation of a specific star is not ...

Soon after 10 p.m. the moon will have moved beyond the cluster. On January 9th at 7 p.m. EST, as seen from New York City, the waxing gibbous moon will be very close to the Pleiades star cluster.

9, the 10-day old moon will actually pass through the Pleiades. Most North American observers will be able to watch as the moon passes in front of more than a few stars in this cluster (called an ...

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

Gaku tries putting together a gathering for the Astronomy Club but a sudden rain storm puts an end to that, leading Isaki to console him. Later, Gaku gets a part time job to raise money for a club ...

And for our first post-Christmas review, we continue the budding romance of Ganta and Isaki with a romantic look at the fireworks AND…a confession of a genetic heart defect that could one day be fatal ...

Rare blue lurker star found in the M67 open star cluster Unusual rotation speed linked to stellar mergers in a triple system Hubble detects white dwarf companion with ...

Greetings, stargazers. A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jupiter will ...