Beehive Cluster, M44

A bright cluster of several hundred stars that formed about 700 million years ago.

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Constellation Guide: Cancer, the Crab Although it is one of the constellations of the...

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Cancer A famous but faint constellation Saturday, March 12, 2011

Mars and the Beehive Mars stirs up a beehive Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Stellar Swarm Thursday, February 16, 2006

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