Daniel PomarèdeNov 12

Pleiades: The “Seven Sisters” Just Found Thousands of Long-Lost Siblings

https://uncnews.unc.edu/2025/11/12/the-seven-sisters-just-found-thousands-of-long-lost-siblings/

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The “Seven Sisters” Just Found Thousands of Long-Lost Siblings - UNC News

UNC astronomers discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the “Seven Sisters,” is actually 20 times larger than previously thought.

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Daniel PomarèdeNov 12

Lost Sisters Found: Discovery of the Greater Pleiades Complex

☑️ https://carnegiescience.edu/pleiades-part-enormous-stellar-complex-birthed-same-star-forming-event
☑️ https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae0724

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The Pleiades is part of an enormous stellar complex birthed by the same star-forming event

The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is an often-observed star cluster named after an ancient Greek legend. New work indicates it is the core of a massive stellar complex that spreads over nearly 2,000 light-years.