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, weighing somewhere between 15 and 20 solar masses, but is so extended and ...

Betelgeuse, which shines in Orion as part of the Winter Triangle, is a huge, short-lived star that is thought to soon end its life as a supernova explosion. It is unclear whether that will happen ...

Betelgeuse, one of two stars near Earth capable of going supernova within the next million years. Betelgeuse, one of two stars near Earth capable of going supernova within the next million years.

The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for fireworks is later this year.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

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 ...

but the good news is there are only two nearby stars that could go supernova within the next million years or so: Antares and Betelgeuse. However, both of these are more than 500 light-years away ...

The star, one of the biggest and brightest ... Betelgeuse was as bright as before. Scientists expect Betelgeuse to go supernova in a violent explosion within 100,000 years. The Associated Press ...