Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...
The nearby star Betelgeuse is expected to explode as a supernova sometime in the cosmic near future, creating a spectacular ...
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing mystery about the star’s varying brightness. Reading time 2 minutes In 2024, ...
The red supergiant Betelgeuse likely has a companion star, astronomers have confirmed. Long theorized to share an orbit with Betelgeuse — an extremely bright star that may go supernova in the next few ...