The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behavior. In late 2019 and 2020 it became fainter than we had ever seen it—at least in records going back more than ...

A northeastern hotspot blazing at 800 Kelvin (1,440°F) above its surroundings on the surface of Betelgeuse has sat in virtually the same position for more than seven years — a finding that directly ...

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 rare and fleeting spectacle, late Monday ...

Betelgeuse, the famous orange-red star shining prominently against the twinkling cohort of the Orion constellation, will soon go dark. The supergiant star will take a notable absence from Orion's left ...

Betelgeuse — a bright, red supergiant star, pronounced “Beetlejuice,” that’s around 640 light years from our planet — is now “a good candidate for the next galactic supernova,” according to new ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. We sign off 2023 with a fabulous month for stargazing. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing ...

It may not be your typical eclipse, but a celestial event expected to occur for a fleeting few moments this week may still have you star-struck. An asteroid is slated to pass in front of the star ...

A Bubbling Betelgeuse - This ALMA image shows the submillimeter surface of Betelgeuse, revealing its irregular shape and regions of hotter gas. The brightest hotspot, toward the northeast of the star, ...

This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020 shows the star Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, a red supergiant. The star, one of the biggest and brightest in the ...