Researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made significant progress in understanding how three-dimensional (3D) layered structures form ...

Friday, June 26Even with a bright waxing Moon up most of the night, there are still plenty of targets for your telescope. One ...

Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally ...

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has identified four previously unknown primordial open cluster (OC) groups in the Milky Way. Open clusters, loose assemblies of stars born from the same ...

Warm summer nights in August offer a front-row seat to some of the most mesmerizing star clusters in the sky. According toEarthSky.org, this month brings prime viewing opportunities for three of the ...

The night sky is buzzing with celestial activity this month. In addition to the Jupiter opposition, the "beehive cluster" will be visible throughout January, according to NASA. Formally known as ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the open star cluster M35, which lies at the feet of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s easy to spot even through binoculars, and it makes a ...

Before June comes to a close, the red planet (Mars) will cruise past the compact cluster of blue-white stars tucked inside ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers on Saturday, July 5, are in for a pre-dawn ...

the constellation Orion with the Orion Nebula Cluster as the central “star” in the sword of Orion, the Pleiades and the Hyades. All three open clusters are highlighted by large yellow circles. Orion ...

Here’s an oddball open star cluster I bet you’ve never seen — it’s catalogued as Pismis-Moreno 1. Lying at a high declination in the northern constellation Cepheus, it was discovered by ...