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Astronomers have discovered a vast and expanding bubble of gas and dust surrounding a red supergiant star—the largest structure of its kind ever seen in the Milky Way. The bubble, which contains as ...

Astronomers have discovered a companion star in an incredibly tight orbit around Betelgeuse, using the NASA-NSF-funded ‘Alopeke instrument on the Gemini North telescope. Betelgeuse, one of the most ...

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For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy visible with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere. This star is more ...

The main image at left shows a combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637, with the region of interest in the top right. The remaining three panels show a detailed view of a red ...

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This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star creating a wake in the larger object's atmosphere. - Elizabeth Wheatley/ESA/NASA Astronomers have long ...

Red supergiant stars represent a pivotal phase in the late-stage evolution of massive stars. Betelgeuse, one of the nearest and most studied red supergiants, offers a unique opportunity to explore a ...

What happens to planets orbiting colossal stars like Stevenson 218? This video explores the science of planetary survival ...

A supernova in a nearby galaxy may have originated from an explosion of a blue supergiant formed by the merger of two stars, simulations by RIKEN astrophysicists suggest. The asymmetric nature of this ...

(CNN) — Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view near the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Now, they’ve uncovered a new piece of evidence: a trail like the ...