Could the giant star Betelgeuse have a buddy? A Betelbuddy? Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the constellation Orion, is a giant star whose strange dimming has sparked debate over when it will ...
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A stunning ring of stars will glow overhead this month—how to spot the 'winter circle'
To locate the Winter Circle, find the constellation Orion and look for the bright bluish star (Rigel) to the lower right.
Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky in the constellation Orion, has long puzzled astronomers due to its history of dimming and brightening, sometimes unexpectedly. Now a new preprint ...
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Betelgeuse, one of the most familiar stars in the sky, may have a hidden companion star orbiting it
Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...
The yearslong dimming and brightening pattern of the huge star Betelgeuse (don’t worry—that’s just the second time we’ve said it!) may be due to a much tinier star orbiting the red supergiant, a team ...
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