Humanity has marveled at the vivid star Betelgeuse for many millennia. Over two thousand years ago, this imperious red object in the constellation Orion caught the eye of the Roman poet Horace: ...

The small, furtive companion of one of the brightest stars in Earth's night sky has just turned out to be something no one suspected. Instead of being the kind of object astronomers expected to find ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Go outside tonight when it gets dark and look to the ...