I have stood under Orion The Hunter on clear evenings willing its star Betelgeuse to explode. “C'mon, blow up!” In…
A new study by CU Boulder geoscientist Robert Brakenridge shows how nearby supernovae could have disrupted Earth's climate in the…
In the last year, Betelgeuse has experienced two episodes of dimming. Normally, it's one of the ten brightest stars in…
An international team of researchers has proposed a new explanation for why Betelgeuse has been mysteriously dimming, just as it…
A few months ago we all watched as Betelgeuse dimmed. Between October 2019 and 22nd of February 2020 the star's…
Everyone's favorite red supergiant star is bright again. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) has been tracking Betelgeuse…
After an usual period of dimming Betelgeuse is growing brighter. But no supernova yet.
Betelgeuse keeps getting dimmer and everyone is wondering what exactly that means. The star will go supernova at the end…
Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for…