Astronomers may have finally solved one of the weirdest mysteries of our night sky: why Betelgeuse, a massive star in the ...

When Betelgeuse finally collapses, the star – currently a red supergiant – will likely shine as brightly as the Moon in the ...

The bizarre dimming patterns of Betelgeuse, an enormous red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, have bewildered ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and a familiar landmark in the constellation Orion. It has also ...

For decades, astronomers have tracked changes in its brightness and surface features in hopes of figuring out why the star ...

Astronomers have confirmed that Betelgeuse has a close companion star, identified through a repeating wake of gas in its atmosphere, offering new insight into how massive stars change and lose materia ...

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 ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing mystery about the star’s varying brightness. Reading time 2 minutes In 2024, ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume, spanning a radius around 700 times that of the sun. Despite only being ...