Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and a familiar landmark in the constellation Orion. It has also long been a topic of intrigue for astronomers.

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

NASA’s Hubble data shows a wake of dense gas around Betelgeuse, offering the clearest proof yet of a long-suspected companion star.

PHOENIX — Like a motorboat doing doughnuts in a lake, Betelgeuse’s companion star leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere. Signs of the smaller star’s trail around the red supergiant are the best ...

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have uncovered direct evidence that the red supergiant ...

A multi-observatory study led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has characterized the impact of a newly discovered secondary star, Siwarha, on the circumstellar environment of ...

For more than a century, Betelgeuse has looked like a star with a secret. It swells and fades on a six-year rhythm that never quite made sense. The star, about 650 light-years away in space, is old, ...

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