To give a sense of scale, if Betelgeuse were placed at the center of our solar system, its surface would extend beyond the ...

Betelgeuse has been a favorite among amateur astronomers for many years. However you pronounce it, its unexpected dimming draws even more attention to this red supergiant variable star in Orion.

The star is Betelgeuse, the red giant who anchors ... An occultation occurs when a planet or asteroid in our solar system appears to pass in front of a more distant star from our point of view.

Betelgeuse is the shoulder of Orion ... but is so extended and bloated that if you plopped it down in our own solar system, it would stretch to roughly the orbit of Mars. And it's not doing ...

The colossal star Betelgeuse — so giant that it would reach to Jupiter in our solar system — is on the highway to collapsing under its own weight and creating a blast so bright, it would ...

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Astronomers know that Betelgeuse is huge. If it were to sit at the center of our solar system, the scorching gas in its outer atmosphere would reach far enough to engulf even the planet Jupiter.

Betelgeuse is one of the biggest stars known. With a diameter larger than 1 billion kilometers, it is almost 1,000 times larger than the sun. If it had been in our solar system, it would have ...

Betelgeuse, a well-studied red supergiant ... out to the equivalent of the orbit of Mars—large enough to swallow our inner solar system. Although specifics of size and distance are murky ...

While Betelgeuse is 700 light-years away, Leona drifts through the solar system’s asteroid belt ... register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

People around the world will have a chance this weekend to catch what could be the year’s most stunning view of the largest planet in our solar system ... Canis Minor and Betelgeuse in the ...