Betelgeuse — a bright, red supergiant star, pronounced “Beetlejuice,” that’s around 640 light years from our planet — is now “a good candidate for the next galactic supernova,” according to new ...

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 ...

As winter deepens across the Northern Hemisphere, the constellation Orion takes center stage in the night sky. On the evening of January 26, 2025, stargazers can witness a brilliant display of ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky in the constellation Orion, has long puzzled astronomers due to its history of dimming and brightening, sometimes unexpectedly. Now a new preprint ...

In a rare cosmic event, an asteroid will eclipse Betelgeuse on December 11, causing a brief but significant disappearance of this bright, red star. Reading time 3 minutes The bright star Betelgeuse, a ...

Last month, we highlighted the “Winter Football,” a group of bright stars visible in the night sky during winter that form a pattern looking somewhat like a football. This month, as winter yields to ...

Betelgeuse, the famous orange-red star shining prominently against the twinkling cohort of the Orion constellation, will soon go dark. The supergiant star will take a notable absence from Orion's left ...

The majestic constellation Orion the Hunter is now well above the eastern horizon after evening twilight. After the Big Dipper, Orion is the most recognizable stellar picture in the sky. Without too ...

Astronomers presented the intriguing possibility that Betelgeuse did not start off as a single star but is instead the product of a "quiet merger." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.