Located about 548 light-years away, in the constellation Orion, Betelgeuse is the 10 th brightest star in the night sky.

Humanity has marveled at the vivid star Betelgeuse for many millennia. Over two thousand years ago, this imperious red object ...

The supergiant star Betelgeuse may have a companion star that pushes light-blocking dust out of the way, causing the ...

An investigation using the star-surveying Gaia space telescope revealed that the Barbá 2 is packed with red supergiant stars, ...

Astronomers propose the existence of 'Betelbuddy,' an unseen companion star of Betelgeuse that might be causing its ...

This week, stargazers can catch Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (also called C/2023 A3 and Comet A3) and the Orionid meteor shower on ...

This illustration plots changes in the brightness of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, following the titanic mass ejection of a large piece of its visible surface. The escaping material cooled ...

Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. A red supergiant star 12 times the mass of the sun, it is one of the biggest stars we know of. Distinctly orangey-red to the ...

Recent research indicates that Betelgeuse may have a companion star, affectionately called "Betelbuddy," affecting its brightness.

Related: The mysterious dimming of supergiant star Betelgeuse may finally be explained (photo) Betelgeuse is a red giant star that exhibits roughly 100,000 times the brightness of our sun and more ...