Despite Orion’s apparent stardom and popularity, scientists may have gotten something terribly wrong about the character of one of its brightest constituents, it turns out. Betelgeuse ...

The story describes Betelgeuse as “the red giant that marks Orion’s left shoulder.” Reader Chris Jespersen wrote: “I often see Betelgeuse on Orion’s right shoulder…. Am I mistaken?” ...

Orion’s two brightest stars are among the most famous: Betelgeuse and Rigel. Both are gigantic stars classified as supergiants. Ruddy Betelgeuse and blue-white Rigel are believed to be less than ...

This morning, CBC News posted a story by science journalist Nicole Mortillaro suggesting that a star in the Orion constellation—Betelgeuse—could eventually go supernova. This star is often ...

Although they can appear from anywhere the radiant point for the Orionid meteors is close to Betelgeuse. That fuzzy patch close to Orion’s Belt is M42, a stellar nursery that’s home to newborn ...