Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second brightest in its constellation.

May 3, 2023 · A blazing red supergiant shining brilliantly in the night sky, Betelgeuse is a star that has captured attention for centuries.

May 31, 2025 · Astronomers worldwide are raising the alarm as fresh information from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) indicates that Betelgeuse — the enormous red supergiant star in …

Jan 27, 2026 · Betelgeuse isn’t alone — and that changes everything. Astronomers have found a small star orbiting the red supergiant. Discover what it means and how to see Betelgeuse in the night sky.

Nov 11, 2025 · Astronomers directly imaged a faint companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, solving a decades-old mystery about its strange brightness changes.

Apr 24, 2026 · Betelgeuse, second brightest star in the constellation Orion, marking the eastern shoulder of the hunter. It has a variable apparent magnitude of about 0.6 and is one of the most …

Jan 27, 2026 · Betelgeuse is the 10th-brightest star in the sky overall, and it’s the 7th-brightest star visible from most of the U.S., Canada, Europe and the majority of the Northern Hemisphere.

Oct 8, 2025 · Betelgeuse, the massive red supergiant star marking Orion’s left shoulder, is back in the night sky for its seasonal return—just as we all start tuning into our favorite Beetlejuice movies! This …

Apr 9, 2026 · Seven hundred light-years from Earth, a brilliantly bright red supergiant lights up the night sky. This is Betelgeuse, a star that’s fascinated humans for millennia. Archaeologists think ancient …

Oct 22, 2025 · Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have finally confirmed Betelgeuse’s long-rumored companion, “Betelbuddy.” Instead of a dense white dwarf or neutron star, new data from …