The stellar companion may help explain why the brightness of Betelgeuse, the red supergiant, is open to so much variation.

Sea star wasting disease — which causes them to lose their arms and disintegrate into goo — killed off 90 per cent of ...

Deep in the heart of our galaxy lies one of the most chaotic and mysterious regions in space. Now, scientists have created ...

A bizarre planet defies cosmic norms: scientists have confirmed a giant planet orbiting in reverse around one star in a close binary system—an arrangement previously thought impossible. Using advanced ...

But all of that extra attention has led to another remarkable find. As it turns out, Betegeuse isn’t alone—it actually has a ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

Astronomers have discovered signs of complex organic molecules, considered precursors to sugars and amino acids, within a planet-forming disc. Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ...