Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Monday will see a very rare night sky event when Betelgeuse—one of the most famous and brightest stars of all—is covered by ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky in the constellation Orion, has long puzzled astronomers due to its history ...

Betelgeuse, approximately 100,000 times as luminous as the Sun and 400 million times its volume, is nearing the end of its life. As a variable star, it pulses with a heartbeat-like rhythm. The ...

The story describes Betelgeuse as “the red giant that marks Orion’s left shoulder.” Reader Chris Jespersen wrote: “I often see Betelgeuse on Orion’s right shoulder…. Am I mistaken?” ...

This figure shows measurements of Betelgeuse's brightness from different observatories from late 2018 to present. The blue and green points represent data from ground-based observatories.

Beetlejuice and Lydia are back and ready to return to high school as Mattel are bringing the iconic duo back with a new doll ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Red supergiant stars such as Betelgeuse and Antares are the astrobiological fertilizers for our galaxy at large. These massive, evolved stars are largely responsible for the chemical enrichment of ...

As we proceed into the heart of winter, this month’s Colorado sky displays a marvelous treasure trove of bright stellar gems ...

The knot of bright winter constellations reaches its highest point in the south during the mid-evening hours of February. Most recognizable is Orion, with his glowing sword hanging below the three ...