According to the new models, a companion star could act like a snowplow, pushing light-blocking dust out of the way as it ...

As 319 Leona passes in front of Betelgeuse and blocks its light, a very slight star shadow will fall across Earth’s surface. However, while the occultation of a star by an asteroid is typically ...

One star in particular, Betelgeuse, sits somewhere between 520 and 650 light-years from Earth. That’s a stone’s throw in the grand scheme of things, and because of its proximity, scientists ...

Betelgeuse has been a favorite among amateur astronomers for many years. However you pronounce it, its unexpected dimming draws even more attention to this red supergiant variable star in Orion.

One of the most notable baby stars in the galaxy, T Tauri, could be about to vanish from sight for decades as a thick, ...

In the same part constellation, Orion, as Betelgeuse but even farther away is the Orion Nebula, a place where we see new stars forming. Its distance is 1500 light years, meaning that the light we ...

New ground- and space-based infrared observations are giving astronomers a better handle on the true populations of red ...

As we proceed into the heart of winter, this month’s Colorado sky displays a marvelous treasure trove of bright stellar gems ...

Betelgeuse star against starry sky artistic vision, elements of this image furnished by NASA. Inset Dr Devika Credit: Getty/Devika Betelgeuse is a Class M Red Supergiant star, and is approximately ...

Betelgeuse, the left “shoulder” of Orion, has always been a star of intrigue. Look at it long enough (and we mean generations-long), and you’ll notice its strange pattern: dimming and ...

Since Betelgeuse is so much bigger than ... Even though Hubble’s observations explain why the star appeared to be losing its light from Earth, the possibility of its preparing to go supernova ...