Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret "buddy" star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

But all of that extra attention has led to another remarkable find. As it turns out, Betegeuse isn’t alone—it actually has a ...

The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...

Betelgeuse companion discovery with Gemini North resolves century-old mystery and opens new doors in red supergiant research ...

The findings confirm a long-standing theory first proposed in the early 1900s. More importantly, it sheds new light on how ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star in Orion’s shoulder, has been an ongoing focus of fascination for millennia, most recently when it darkened significantly, for no immediately obvious reason, in lat ...

More recently, astronomers have proposed a theory for its volatile nature, which explains the star's seemingly erratic ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing ...

For decades the reddish glow of Betelgeuse has puzzled astronomers, but researchers believe they have now found the reason ...