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 ...

In late 2019, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in Orion mysteriously faded by a third, visible even to the naked eye. This video investigates the unprecedented event using Hubble Space Telescope ...

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.

The dimming of Betelgeuse seen at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020 explained — the red giant star “sneezed.” Betelgeuse dimmed in the final few months of 2019, perplexing both professional and ...

Astronomers use the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to capture an image of a companion star orbiting Betelgeuse. - International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Chu Red supergiant star ...

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 ...

The slightly orange colored star in Orion's shoulder will disappear for a few tonight beginning at 8:24 p.m. tonight, observers from Fort Lauderdale south into the Florida Keys, as an asteroid passes ...

A rare eclipse is expected as an asteroid named Leona passes in front of Betelgeuse, one of the largest and brightest stars in the night sky. The eclipse will occur late Monday into early Tuesday and ...

Betelgeuse, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 13, 2020. Image: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin The bright star Betelgeuse, a prominent member of the Orion ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse. The rare and ...