The Hyades star cluster is visible tonight (March 15) in the Taurus constellation. After dark, look for the bright grouping of stars near the center of the constellation.

The Hyades star cluster (indicated in red) had long been predicted to be losing stars in two tails (yellow), but astronomers first spotted the escaping stars only in 2018.

To the upper left from the Hyades is the much more well known star cluster, the Pleiades. This group is more compact, and brighter, although further away (444 light years).

The Hyades star cluster, located in the head of Taurus, is slowly being pulled apart by an invisible monster. (Image credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO; acknowledgement: S. Jordan/T. Sagrista) ...

December 13–20, 2012: The Hyades star cluster in Taurus is an excellent target for naked-eye and binocular observers, open cluster M37 in Auriga offers small-telescope owners nice views, and ...

To the upper left from the Hyades is the much more well known star cluster, the Pleiades. This group is more compact, and brighter, although further away (444 light years).

Mid-evening in early April is a fine time to catch four open star clusters with the naked eye, ... The Hyades are easy to see, a mere 151 light years away. Most famous of these, ...

The Hyades is the closest open star cluster to Earth. It is visible in the night sky in the horns of the constellation Taurus, the bull. A. Mann/McDonald Obs./DSS.

Study hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the Hyades star cluster. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 09 / 230908130001.htm.

Nearby in the sky, the Hyades star cluster is an older cousin to the Pleiades, dating back around 625 million years. More mature star clusters lack the zest of their younger cousins, as their ...

The Hyades star cluster, located in the head of Taurus, is slowly being pulled apart by an invisible monster. (Image credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) ...