The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to embark on a deep-sky survey that could capture nearly 100,000 cosmic explosions, ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing ...

But all of that extra attention has led to another remarkable find. As it turns out, Betegeuse isn’t alone—it actually has a ...

Astronomers have made an astonishing revelation: the red supergiant Betelgeuse, one of the most studied stars in the night ...

Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, people across the world have gazed up in awe at Betelgeuse, one of the ...

It's around 1.6 times the mass of the Sun, Howell and his colleagues believe, at an orbital separation of 4 astronomical ...

Betelgeuse, easily visible to the naked eye and one of the largest stars near Earth, has captured human attention for millennia.

Look up on a clear night and you will see a bright red star sitting on the shoulder of the constellation Orion. It is Betelgeuse, and for hundreds of years astronomers have puzzled over why its ...

This detailed image of a famous supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus is the hauntingly beautiful swan song for a massive star.