But it will actually be painful to look at because, unlike the full moon that is this gorgeous disk in the sky, Betelgeuse is ...

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 imminent explosion of T Coronae Borealis is expected to create a temporary 'new star' in the night sky this week ...

Supernovas are the most powerful explosions humans have ever seen – but just how close are we? (Picture: NASA Goddard / SWNS) Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass ...

For most of its life, the star mainly does one thing – turn hydrogen ... The most famous is to puff up to become a red giant. Based on color alone, red giants or supergiants look like M-type ...

the night’s brightest star. Betelgeuse and Rigel, the stars that mark the upper left and lower right corners of Orion respectively, point up and left toward Mars. The Red Planet is dimming from ...

On the evening of April 1, the crescent Moon will be visible to the WNW, near the Pleiades star cluster—a real treat through binocs or a backyard/tabletop telescope. At the same time, due west ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history.