Betelgeuse, easily visible to the naked eye and one of the largest stars near Earth, has captured human attention for millennia.

Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, people across the world have gazed up in awe at Betelgeuse, one of the ...

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

Led by NASA Ames scientist Steve Howell, the team used ‘Alopeke, a speckle imager named after the Hawaiian word for fox, to capture high-contrast, short-exposure images that revealed the dim star ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a companion star in an incredibly tight orbit around Betelgeuse using the NASA and U.S. National ...

NSF-funded ‘Alopeke instrument on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab, ...

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star closest to Earth, has finally been proven to have a companion star in observations from ...

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

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that ...

Interest in Betelgeuse intensified during its great dimming in 2019-20 and subsequent resurrection. Among several ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass by the Sun on Oct. 30, when it will fly 130 million miles inside the ...