The researchers aptly nicknamed the proposed object "Betelbuddy," or more formally, Alpha Orionis B (Betelgeuse is ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

To find it, point any telescope 9.5° east-southeast of coppery Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis, the star that marks the right shoulder of Orion the Hunter). NGC 2244 shines at magnitude 4.8 ...