New ground- and space-based infrared observations are giving astronomers a better handle on the true populations of red supergiant stars like Betelgeuse and Antares.

Thorne-Żytkow objects that we haven't yet seen. There is, however, more to learn about these stars and the cosmos.

Red supergiant stars, such as Betelgeuse, are among the largest and most luminous stars in the universe. They are in a late stage of stellar evolution, characterized by their expansive size and ...

An investigation using the star-surveying Gaia space telescope revealed that the Barbá 2 is packed with red supergiant stars, stars that can be hundreds of times wider than the sun and up to ...

Although the hypothesis needs visual confirmation, a second star wouldn’t be atypical for a red supergiant like Betelgeuse, ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

JWST uses gravitational lensing to uncover stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away, providing insights into early ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...