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

Led by NASA Ames scientist Steve Howell, the team used ‘Alopeke, a speckle imager named after the Hawaiian word for fox, to ...

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

For millennia, since the time of ancient Egypt, people around the world have marvelled at Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

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

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

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

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

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white companion (or Betelbuddy) has yet to start burning hydrogen in its core. In other ...

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 ...

Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...