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More recently, astronomers have proposed a theory for its volatile nature, which explains the star's seemingly erratic ...
But all of that extra attention has led to another remarkable find. As it turns out, Betegeuse isn’t alone—it actually has a ...
Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...
A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system could be something far stranger than a comet, possibly even alien ...
Astronomers have discovered a companion star in an incredibly tight orbit around Betelgeuse using the NASA and U.S. National ...
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...
Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and the closest red supergiant to Earth. It has an enormous volume ...
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing ...
The two objects make for a strange pair. Unlike Betelgeuse, which is approaching the end of its life, the blue-white ...
Led by NASA Ames scientist Steve Howell, the team used ‘Alopeke, a speckle imager named after the Hawaiian word for fox, to capture high-contrast, short-exposure images that revealed the dim star ...
Interest in Betelgeuse intensified during its great dimming in 2019-20 and subsequent resurrection. Among several ...
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...