Astronomers have uncovered the long-hidden cause behind Betelgeuse’s strange behavior: a small companion star carving a visible wake through the giant’s vast atmosphere. Using nearly eight years of ...

A hidden companion star confirmed around Betelgeuse Gas wake detected using Hubble Telescope data Discovery explains ...

Astronomers have long puzzled over how some massive galaxies stop forming stars and remain dormant for billions of years—even ...

Five years ago (wow, has it really been five?!), buzz over a certain star in Orion stirred the astronomy community.

A recent study provides answers to three seemingly disparate yet pressing cosmic dawn puzzles. Specifically, the authors show ...

In the vast expanse of the night sky, Betelgeuse has long captivated astronomers and stargazers alike with its unique characteristics. Recent research has unveiled a ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, astronomers utilizing NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the influence of a newly identified companion star, Siwarha, on the gas surrounding the iconic red ...

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have uncovered direct evidence that the red supergiant ...

Ignoring interference from the occasional dusty sneeze, Betelgeuse's light seems to vary according to two distinct cycles.

NASA’s Hubble data shows a wake of dense gas around Betelgeuse, offering the clearest proof yet of a long-suspected companion ...

PHOENIX — Like a motorboat doing doughnuts in a lake, Betelgeuse’s companion star leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere. Signs of the smaller star’s trail around the red supergiant are the best ...

Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence ...