Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

Recent observations of Betelgeuse, a star located in the constellation Orion, have created a mystery about the red supergiant. They suggest it is spinning much faster than a star its size should be ...

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse. The event should be visible to millions of ...

Meridith Joyce, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Astronomy and Physics, was part of a research team that studied the brightening and dimming of a star known as ...

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Betelgeuse is the star that everybody can't wait to see blow up, preferably sooner rather than later. That's because it's a ...

The tempestuous star in Orion’s shoulder has a buddy, and neither of their futures look bright. By Robin George Andrews Betelgeuse, a colossal tangerine-red star, is barreling toward annihilation. The ...

The bizarre dimming patterns of Betelgeuse, an enormous red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, have bewildered astronomers for decades. Now, researchers are closer than ever to proving that a ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Credit: Alan Dyer / VWPics / Universal Images Group via Getty Images A brilliant red star beaming through our night sky is Betelgeuse, an ...