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 .

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.

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

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth. ... The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the night of June 9.

Stars of color have always been my favorite, and the red ones are definitely the best. There's Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion, the Hunter, which at this time of ...

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 ...

There are only four bright stars that lie near the ecliptic, the path the planets, sun and moon take through the sky - Regulus (Leo), Spica (Virgo), Aldebaran (Taurus) and Antares in Scorpius.

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.

When a star becomes a red supergiant, its atmosphere extends outward so it becomes large and luminous, but low-density. Antares now has a mass about 12 times that of the Sun and a diameter about ...

See a sweet conjunction of the moon and Jupiter tonight then take a peek at the supergiant star Antares ... and its new portrait! Read post here. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW.