Betelgeuse

The next full moon is called the Worm Moon. Also, there will be a total lunar eclipse this full moon. The Moon will be full March 14, at 2:55 a.m. EDT.

Astronomers are looking for signals that a star is about to go supernova. Some stars give no warning while others have slowly brightened before exploding. The post How to catch a supernova explosion before it happens first appeared on EarthSky.

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Friday and into the early hours of Saturday.

Scientists said Thursday they have taken the first ever close-up image of a star outside of the Milky Way, capturing a blurry shot of a dying behemoth 2,000 times bigger than the Sun.Roughly 160,000 light years from Earth, the star WOH G64 sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of ou...

Justin Chang reviews "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," Tim Burton's sequel to his 1988 comedy, "Beetlejuice," with three stars of that movie, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder, now joined by Jenna Ortega.

Winona Ryder seeks help in a new trailer for the "Beetlejuice" sequel.

This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it's threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?

The '80s cult classic horror comedy is finally getting a follow-up.

Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and, of course, Michael Keaton all show up for the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer

Regarding watching Michael Keaton get back into costume, Tim Burton said, "He just got back into it…sort of like demon possession."

Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research suggests this is an illusion caused by the violently boiling ...

NASA unveils an image that captures a more detailed view of Orion.

The night sky of 2023 delivered many amazing views of the moon, comets, meteors and even space debris. Here are this year's most memorable skywatching sights...

A newfound population of stars in nearby dwarf galaxies are the long-sought precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovas.

The Geminids meteor shower, considered the best of the year, is set to peak this week. The peak activity is expected on Thursday but will also be visible on Wednesday.

The Geminid meteor shower will peak very early on the morning of 14 December, shortly after a new moon, making for perfect viewing conditions

The new moon of December 2023 offers skywatchers dark skies for catching the Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's best celestial spectacles.

An asteroid will briefly eclipse Betelgeuse, a bright star in the Orion constellation, causing it to disappear from view for those in a narrow strip of the...

Betelgeuse is the well known red giant star in the corner of Orion the hunter. The name translated in some languages means "armpit of the giant," which, I think of all the star names, is simply the best! Betelgeuse has been fascinating observers of late not only because it unexpectedly faded a few years ago but more recently a study shows it's super fast rotational speed which is, when compared to other…

NASA's skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower and the chance to spot a passing asteroid with the naked eye.