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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the left, a red bubbly-looking orb is depicted. On the right is a similar orb with blueish regions. Recent observations of ...

Bad news, space explosion fans: Betelgeuse is behaving strangely again, but it’s probably not about to explode. Betelgeuse, the red giant best known for its starring role as the right shoulder of the ...

The colossal star Betelgeuse — so giant that it would reach to Jupiter in our solar system — is on the highway to collapsing under its own weight and creating a blast so bright, it would outshine even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Monday will see a very rare night sky event when ...

The huge, red star Betelgeuse , which marks the hunter's shoulder in the constellation Orion, may have swallowed up a companion star not long ago, a new study suggests. Betelgeuse is a "red supergiant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Go outside tonight when it gets dark and look to the ...

When Beetlejuice goes off, it's going to be the show of a lifetime. But it's not going to hurt us. Betelgeuse is the shoulder of Orion, a red giant sitting about 500 light years away. It's huge, ...