Betelgeuse is one of the most well-known stars in the night sky. Located about 640 light years from Earth in the ...

It's all a matter of perspective. The moon will slide in front of the red supergiant star Antares on May 13, briefly blocking its light just a day after reaching its full "Flower Moon" phase.

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night The moon will slide in front of the red supergiant star Antares on May 13, briefly blocking its light just a day after reaching its full "Flower Moon" phase.

Far beneath the ocean’s sunlit surface, in crushing darkness and near-freezing temperatures, lurks a creature once thought to ...

Venus dominates the dawn sky. She reaches greatest western elongation, 46 degrees ahead of the rising sun, on June 1, and ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

But size doesn’t mean it’s very hot. UY Scuti is a red supergiant, a type of star that's nearing the end of its life. It’s already losing its outer layers, and scientists believe it could ...

This musical adaptation of Beetlejuice, then, is an absolute marvel. It retains the look, the basic plot and the Harry Belafonte song-and-dance set pieces of ­Burton’s 1988 movie, but improves ...

We now know that Mira is a double star. The main component is a red supergiant whose period varies from 2nd to 10th magnitude every 332 days. A white dwarf orbits this star at roughly 70 times the ...

Mitchell Marsh etched his name in the history books by emulating his brother Shaun's feat in the inaugural season of the IPL.

May 12: The full flower moon rises at sunset in the southeast. May 13: The red supergiant star Antares and the bright waning moon rise in the southeast after dark and remain in close tandem all night.