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.

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 ...

A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The yearslong dimming and brightening pattern of the huge star Betelgeuse (don’t worry—that’s just the second time we’ve said it!) may be due to a much tinier star orbiting the red supergiant, a team ...