This relatively young, blue star is the brightest one in the constellation Orion, glowing at the hunter’s left foot. Rigel is the most distant star on this list at about 870 light-years away ...

which forms Orion’s right shoulder, and the blue supergiant Rigel, Orion’s left foot. Both of these stars are mind-bogglingly large — much larger than our own sun — but Rigel’s surface ...

The reason is simple: Orion demands our attention because it is visible around the globe this time of year. Its brightest stars — Betelgeuse (Alpha [α] Orionis) and Rigel (Beta [β] Orionis ...

Of these, the distinctively orange Beetlejuice, Orion's right shoulder if he's facing us, and glowing blue white Rigel. Orion's left leg if he's facing us, are two of the brightest stars in the ...

The names of Orion’s stars are derived from the Arabic for various parts of her body and clothing: Rigel, for instance, means "the foot." The famous star Betelgeuse gets its name (via a bit of ...

which is Orion’s right shoulder, and the blue star Rigel, Orion’s left foot. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is almost directly overhead, from southeast to northwest. Stars show off some special ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Orion’s two brightest stars are Rigel, marking the hunter's left foot, and Betelgeuse on his right shoulder. Betelgeuse is a red ...

But two are particularly bright: the red supergiant Betelgeuse, which forms Orion’s left shoulder as seen from Earth, and the blue supergiant Rigel, which is Orion’s right foot as seen from Earth.

Over a dozen stars make up this constellation, but there are two particularly bright spots named Betelgeuse and Rigel. The red supergiant Betelgeuse shines on Orion’s right shoulder. Betelgeuse ...

Five fist-widths to the right of Orion's shoulders and three fist-widths to the right of Mars is Capella, the sixth brightest star. Rigel, Orion's lower foot, is the seventh brightest star and a ...