But it's not going to hurt us. Betelgeuse is the shoulder of Orion, a red giant sitting about 500 light years away. It's huge ...

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Betelgeuse has been a favorite among amateur astronomers for many years. However you pronounce it, its unexpected dimming draws even more attention to this red supergiant variable star in Orion.

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One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as a supernova, according to a new study of the star's brightening and dimming. Instead, recent ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

NASA's STEREO spacecraft -- with measurements shown in red -- stepped in to observe Betelgeuse from its unique vantage point, revealing unexpected dimming by the star. The 2018 data point from ...

Discover how old Michael Keaton’s Betelgeuse was in Beetlejuice (1988) and its 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Also, ...

(Mike Lynch) At the upper left-hand corner of the Winter Triangle is the super red giant star Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in Orion the Hunter. In English, Betelgeuse roughly translates ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.