Betelgeuse -- a household name bright red supergiant star that's around 640 light years from Earth -- is now "a good candidate for the next Galactic supernova," new research indicates.

Betelgeuse dimmed unexpectedly, sparking theories it was about to go supernova. Though it recovered, scientists confirmed it's in the final phase of its life. Its eventual explosion will be visible ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and most easily recognizable stars in the night sky, might not be what we think. While most ...

Betelgeuse is about 15 to 20 times more massive than the Sun, and stars of this mass are expected to end their lives in a powerful explosion known as a supernova. Betelgeuse’s red colour shows ...

Now that the Betelgeuse is brightening up again, it has caught the attention of scientists who are curious about the star's evolutionary stage and what will such activity result in.

A new unpublished study is making waves on the internet, claiming that one of the brightest stars in the night sky might die in a spectacular explosion within our lifetime.

But setting up shop next to a star isn’t always sunshine and roses, as it were. Sometimes, stars throw temper tantrums. That’s the basic premise behind the disaster film Solar Attack ...

Scientists have been fascinated by Betelgeuse for centuries: it is one of the brightest stars in our night sky, and they have been watching the regular rhythm of its pulses for some 200 years.

Betelgeuse, a prominent star in the constellation Orion, has caught the attention of astronomers due A preprint study about Betelgeuse suggests that its explosion could happen a few decades from now.

The star Betelgeuse is around 500 light years away. Following an explosion, we first would detect a rain of massless particles called neutrinos, which would be harmless to us. After that, the star ...

Betelgeuse still appears to be recovering from the event. The 400-day pulsation rate that has been tracked by scientists for 200 years is gone, and the star itself is bouncing as it reforms.

This star, nicknamed "Betelbuddy" by researchers, may be orbiting Betelgeuse, sweeping away the surrounding stellar dust. This interaction could make the star appear brighter at times, according to ...