Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have observed a faint blue star near the red supergiant star Betelgeuse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star creating a wake in the larger object ...

At about 950 times bigger than our Sun, Betelgeuse is one of the biggest stars in our Universe. But that comes with a price.

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, has shown behavior that does not fully align with current stellar ...

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.

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 ...

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 event should be visible to millions of ...

We’ve all resigned ourselves to not seeing Betelgeuse explode, but at least one team of astronomers is still holding out hope. If we’re ever going to see a nearby supernova, then Betelgeuse, the ...

(CNN) — Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view near the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Now, they’ve uncovered a new piece of evidence: a trail like the ...