Betelgeuse needs no introduction. Besides having its name borrowed by the ghost with the most, this 10-million-year-old red ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

The stellar companion may help explain why the brightness of Betelgeuse, the red supergiant, is open to so much variation.

Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...

The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret "buddy" star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

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

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

More recently, astronomers have proposed a theory for its volatile nature, which explains the star's seemingly erratic ...

For decades the reddish glow of Betelgeuse has puzzled astronomers, but researchers believe they have now found the reason ...