Antares, a red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius, shines as the bright-red sparkle at the center of the image. (Image credit: Babak Tafreshi/TWAN) A "wily companion" star .

Our satellite hangs out with the heart of the Scorpion, known for its vivid red hue as the Rival of Mars in our sky.

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

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This week we have a close conjunction between the near-Full Moon and the bright, red supergiant star Antares. Look south in the early morning sky on May 24 and you’ll see these two celestial ...

See A Red Supergiant Star Beside The Full' Flower Moon:' The Night Sky This Week. Each Monday, ... Thursday, May 23: Full ‘Flower Moon’ Rises With Antares.

For a really big star astronomers look to Antares, a red supergiant 400,000,000 miles in diameter. All stars are globes of hot gas. Antares is relatively cool, its gaseous density very low.