Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, and it’s a “monster star” surrounded by a cocoon ...

While most scientists suggest it is on the verge of exploding as a supernova, a new study reveals an intriguing hypothesis: ...

Imaging stars right here within the Milky Way is hard enough. The red giant star Betelgeuse is a perfect example; in spite of ...

Betelgeuse is a red giant star that exhibits roughly 100,000 times the brightness of our sun and more than 400 million times ...

Supernovas, the cataclysmic explosions of giant stars, are one of nature's most awesome spectacles. That's why many people are excited that Betelgeuse, a bright red super giant star in the ...

The Great Dimming Event (GDE) of Betelgeuse, where the red supergiant star visibly faded in late ... [+] 2019 and early 2020. Betelgeuse was already known to be a variable star that waxed and ...