Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The bizarre dimming patterns of Betelgeuse, an enormous red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, have bewildered ...

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 ...

Betelgeuse’s long-standing mystery has been cracked: a hidden companion star is literally reshaping the giant from the inside out.

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 ...

At the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, this one held in Phoenix on January 4-8, Andrea Dupree of the Center for Astrophysics|Harvard & Smithsonian presented a talk entitled, ...

Astronomers have confirmed that Betelgeuse has a close companion star, identified through a repeating wake of gas in its atmosphere, offering new insight into how massive stars change and lose materia ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and a familiar landmark in the constellation Orion. It has also ...