Astronomers have discovered that the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades star cluster have more stellar siblings than we thought — a lot more.
Using NASA's exoplanet hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and the European Space Agency star tracking spacecraft Gaia, scientists found that this highly familiar astronomical body contains around 20 times more stars than was previously known. The discovery not only has wide-reaching implications for the study of young star systems, but also cultural implications, as the Pleiades have been featured throughout recorded history around the world including mentions in the Old Testament and the Talmud.
