Nick and Logan Large play catch with insects and stargazing. Their work —- the stars, not the bugs — is going on exhibit.

Skygazers in the UK are in for a treat tonight, as the ‘Pink Moon ‘ is set to light up the skies – along with a unique ‘blue giant’ star. This month’s full moon is known as the Pink ...

There are very few stars that are bright enough to distinguish colors, but the contrast in Orion between Betelgeuse (red) and Rigel (blue ... to the right of the red giant Betelgeuse.

This blue giant star lies 97 light-years from Earth and shines ... with Betelgeuse marking the shoulder to the viewer’s left and Rigel his foot on the right. Sitting between Rigel and Betelgeuse ...

Stargazers watched the skies with bated breath on Thursday night in hopes that T Coronae Borealis, a system consisting of a hot, red giant star and a cool, white dwarf star about 3,000 light-years ...

is rather unremarkable except for its cool name and the fact that it is one of the 57 navigational stars (plus Polaris) used for astronavigation. Rigel, the forward foot, is a blue “ultra-giant ...

To answer that question, we must look at another star in Orion. The Hunter’s left foot is marked by the blue-giant star called Rigel. Rigel is very young, perhaps only a few million years old. It has ...

Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The magnetic field of the Sun is generated by a dynamo effect caused by its convective and rotational movements. It will evolve when our star becomes a red giant in the distant future. Visual ...

Once a person asked his friend, "Which is the brightest star in the sky?" At first, his friend gave him a puzzled look (not everyone is an astronomy fan), but he still answered "The North Star." ...