Betelgeuse's atmosphere is becoming spotty and asymmetric—and a nearby companion could be shaping the pattern
Betelgeuse’s surface is sprouting persistent hot spots, a pattern that may be forced by an unseen companion.
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Betelgeuse’s surface is sprouting persistent hot spots, a pattern that may be forced by an unseen companion.
Astronomers have uncovered new details about the surface of Betelgeuse, the supergiant star that could go supernova at any moment
Astronomers have captured new images providing evidence that the supergiant star Betelgeuse is part of a binary system.
Astronomers have captured the entire lifecycle of a massive star’s collapse, documenting a rare supernova event from its initial moments.
A side project of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has revealed that disintegrated exoplanets share chemical similarities with Earth’s neighborhood.
New research explores the 'kick and spit' mechanism that drives a star's movement across the solar system during its death throes.