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The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 years

  • Written by Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University
The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 yearsNASA / ESA / AURA / Caltech

In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of them?

Many cultures around the world refer to the Pleiades as “seven sisters”, and also tell...

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