How to Use Aldebaran in a Sentence

Aldebaran

noun
  • Taurus, with its orangey star Aldebaran and, above, The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2024-12-23
  • Look for Jupiter midway between the nearly full Moon and bright orange star Aldebaran in the evening sky.
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 2024-12-10
  • Nearby glows the red eye of Taurus the Bull, the star of Aldebaran, only 65 light-years away.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Look down from Aldebaran and close to the horizon is Betelgeuse, the bright reddish shoulder of Orion.
    — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The planet can be found between the nearly full moon and a reddish-orange star called Aldebaran, which shines brightest in the Taurus constellation and can be seen with the naked eye.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 2024-12-13
  • The other three were Aldebaran, in Taurus; Regulus in Leo; and Antares in Scorpius.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In 2012, SoftBank took a majority stake in a French company called Aldebaran.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In 2012, SoftBank took a majority stake in a French company called Aldebaran.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps the most famous star cluster in the night sky, the Pleiades, will glitter in the night sky with 'the follower' Aldebaran not far behind it, with the Hyades cluster in Taurus.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also Taurus the Bull, appearing as a little arrow pointing to the right, outlining the bull’s face with the reddish star Aldebaran marking the angry red eye of the beast.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2024-01-07
  • In 2008, Aldebaran Robotics came out swinging with the NAO Robot.
    — Joe Salas august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In 2022, German firm United Robotics Group agreed to acquire Aldebaran from SoftBank.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Webb will be located approximately 5 degrees — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length against the night sky — below the Pleiades and will travel closer to Aldebaran and the other stars of the constellation Taurus as the month wears on.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025

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