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 ...

A hidden companion star confirmed around Betelgeuse Gas wake detected using Hubble Telescope data Discovery explains ...

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 ...

Astronomers may have finally solved one of the weirdest mysteries of our night sky: why Betelgeuse, a massive star in the constellation Orion, seems to fade and brig ...

At about 950 times bigger than our Sun, Betelgeuse is one of the biggest stars in our Universe. But that comes with a price. Just like us, stars have a life expectancy, and Betelgeuse is no different.

It's the last clearly observed supernova in the Milky Way, Gassel said.

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

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

A multi-observatory study led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has characterized the impact of a newly ...

Betelgeuse is one of the weirdest stars in the sky, but astronomers can now explain one of its most enduring mysteries.

Astronomers and scientists love Betelgeuse because it shines so brightly. While most stars appear as tiny points of light, ...

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