One of the more interesting astronomy stories that came out at the tail end of 2019 was the bizarre behavior of the nearby star known as Betelgeuse. It sits somewhere between 520 and 650 light-years ...

Betelgeuse — a red supergiant located roughly 700 light-years away in the constellation Orion the Hunter — has been dimming over the last few months. But now, astronomers have found it’s also changing ...

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant anchoring Orion’s left shoulder, will one day run out of fuel and collapse into a supernova ...

Astronomers have observed the ever dimming surface of Betelguese with the aid of the ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The stunning new images they have captured not only reveal the star’s ...

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky has left astronomers puzzled after it has faded dramatically over the last year. Some have speculated that this is a sign of an impending ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Monday will see a very rare night sky event when ...

Betelgeuse, a massive star bigger and brighter than our sun, will momentarily blink out next week when an asteroid passes in front of it, creating a rare eclipse viewable to millions. The celestial ...