Could the giant star Betelgeuse have a buddy? A Betelbuddy? Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the constellation Orion, is a giant star whose strange dimming has sparked debate over when it will ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. A brilliant red star beaming through our night sky is Betelgeuse, an aging supergiant on the shoulder of the Orion constellation. The timing ...

Betelgeuse, 650 light years away, may be nearing the end of its fuel, meaning its supernova could light Earth’s skies as ...

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Betelgeuse, one of the largest stars ever discovered, is reaching the end of its life. In the coming centuries or perhaps even right now it could explode into a supernova visible even during the day.

Betelgeuse is one of the best-known stars in the night sky, as well as the easiest to find. New examinations of this behemoth star suggest it is both smaller — and closer — than astronomers believed.

It's hard to ignore Betelgeuse, which is one of the brightest stars in the sky. You've probably seen it up there, marking Orion's shoulder, but it won't be there forever. A recent brightening trend ...

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 ...

Observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense amount of hot material ejected into space, ...

Betelgeuse last night (April 10) around 9:15 p.m. along with its mates Bellatrix and Aldebaran. As recently as late February the star was equal to or a little fainter than Bellatrix. Now it exceeds ...