Algol, also known as the Demon Star, loses some 70 percent of its light every three days. It's in Perseus the Hero, now ...

Astronomers from the Center of Astronomical and Space Education in Moscow report the discovery of a new star, which turned ...

Algol is an eclipsing binary, where the two stars Algol A and Algol B orbit around their common centre of mass. Their orbital period is 2.867 days. The abbreviation for this binary system is Algol AB.

Algol, also known as the Demon Star, is quite possibly the most interesting star in the fall and winter skies, if you know when to look for its brightness changes.

Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), astronomers have investigated a binary star known as TYC 2990-127-1. Results of the study suggest that this object is ...

Algol may be the scariest star in the sky, plus other astronomical happenings in October.

It was the first “variable” star identified as an “eclipsing binary,” meaning it varies between brighter and dimmer because it’s actually two stars orbiting each other, with the darker ...

Algol is a close binary star in the constellation Perseus. Every 2.9 days, the larger, fainter star eclipses the smaller, brighter one.

Algol, the so-called 'demon star,' can be seen winking in the night sky as it is eclipsed by a dimmer companion star. Here is how to find the demon star near the constellation Perseus.

Algol is an eclipsing binary, where the two stars Algol A and Algol B orbit around their common centre of mass. Their orbital period is 2.867 days. The abbreviation for this binary system is Algol AB.

Algol is an eclipsing binary, where the two stars Algol A and Algol B orbit around their common centre of mass. Their orbital period is 2.867 days. The abbreviation for this binary system is Algol AB.