High above Earth, where space and the planet’s magnetic field meet, powerful forces collide. Streams of charged particles ...

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star in Orion’s shoulder, has been an ongoing focus of fascination for millennia, most recently when it darkened significantly, for no immediately obvious reason, in lat ...

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar ...

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

ANU Astrophysicist and Cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker discusses the star Betelgeuse, which has recently been undergoing “dimming ...

After finally confirming the tiny companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, Howell and the team gave it a name with roots as rich ...

A hidden companion star of Betelgeuse, long suspected by Hungarian astronomers, has finally been observed directly, ...

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A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion star ...

Betelgeuse - the red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion, has a companion or binary twin, astronomers have ...

Betelgeuse companion discovery with Gemini North resolves century-old mystery and opens new doors in red supergiant research ...

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