Explore the Night Sky's Most Notable Stars & Properties

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star in Orion

Betelgeuse Interesting Facts

Located In Orion Constellation Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star located roughly 640 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. This distinctive star is found in the upper-left corner of Orion and marks the hunter’s …

Milky Way stretching across a dark night sky

Stargazing And The Night Sky

James Miller

The night sky is the oldest show on Earth and although at first glance it may seem like a random assortment of stars, armed with just a little astronomy knowledge it soon becomes a wondrous …

Using The Stars For Direction, Latitude, And Time

James Miller

In the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris (The North Star) is used to determine the direction of north, as well as our position on the Earth’s surface measured along a line running north to south called latitude. …

Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

What Color Are The Stars In The Sky?

James Miller

Stars aren’t all white. Look closely at the night sky and you can see stars that appear blue-white, white, yellow, orange and red. The main reason stars have different colors is their surface temperature. Hotter …

Betelgeuse About To Go Supernova?

James Miller

At a distance of 640 light years from Earth, recent announcements that Orion‘s second brightest star Betelgeuse was about to go supernova would mean that the red giant would have had to have exploded in …