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What’s Happening To Betelgeuse? The Supergiant Star Is About to Go Dark

One of Orion's most famous stars will disappear in a few days. Here's why.

Inverse

Astrophotography in December 2023: what to shoot in the night sky next month

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above this month

Digital Camera World

November's new moon lets the winter constellations shine bright tonight

November is when the winter constellations of the Northern Hemisphere become more prominent; it's the time of year when Orion, Taurus and Gemini are visible almost all night long.

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Take an interstellar tour: what would you see if you could travel around our galaxy?

An imaginary starship trip beyond the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way offers new perspectives on the wonders of space

The Guardian - UK

Orionid meteor shower: How and where to see spectacular light show tonight

The ‘breath-taking’ display is caused by Halley’s Comet and emanates from just above the Orion constellation

The Independent UK

How to watch October's Orionids meteor shower and contemplate the wonders of the sky

Throughout the year, there are different meteor showers that all have different properties and can be more or less easy to spot.

The Conversation

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

The display will peak on Saturday night, into the early hours of Sunday, producing up to 25 meteors every hour.

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The Orionid meteor shower is peaking this weekend; here’s how to get a look

Streaks of light are produced by friction as debris, usually the size of a grain of sand, rubs against the Earth’s atmosphere. The Orionids are caused by Halley’s Comet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Orinod meteor shower: where and when to see it at its best

The Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable sky-gazing experiences in the calendar, and it is on the way

Evening Standard

Starwatch: Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak

Up to 20 meteors an hour may be visible as Earth passes through centre of dust cloud left by Halley’s comet

The Guardian - UK

James Webb Telescope Captures New Celestial Phenomenon: Jupiter-sized Objects In Binary Orbit

Composite images reveal unexplained Jupiter-sized objects in the Orion Nebula, challenging current theories of planet formation.

Zenger

Jupiter-sized objects in Orion Nebula baffle scientists

The new entities, nicknamed ‘JuMBOs’, are neither stars nor planets. And they shouldn’t exist, researchers say.

Al Jazeera

Discovery of ‘Jumbos’ may herald new astronomical category

Jupiter-mass binary objects floating freely in Orion Nebula appear to defy usual definition of planets

The Guardian - UK

18 Years Later, Star Trek Has Finally Fixed One Embarrassing Episode

We've never seen the Orion homeworld before — until now. Here's how a 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 4 episode takes on a very old Trek cliche.

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Dark nebula dominates gorgeous new view of Orion constellation (photo)

A telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has captured a striking new view of a dark nebula called LDN 1622, located in the nearby Orion complex.

The Hindu

Explained | If Betelgeuse goes supernova, what would it look like?

The star Betelgeuse is around 500 light years away. Following an explosion, we first would detect a rain of massless particles called neutrinos, which would be harmless to us. After that, the star would quickly brighten. After one or two weeks it would shine with about the same brightness as…

Inverse

If Betelgeuse Goes Supernova, Earth Will Have Neutrino Rain — That's Just the Start

The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behavior.

The Week

Betelgeuse: why star is behaving oddly and what would happen if it exploded

Albert Zijlstra, professor of astrophysics at the University of Manchester explains how dimming of star in recent years suggests it might go supernova.

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Betelgeuse: star is continuing to behave mysteriously – here's what would happen if it exploded

The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behaviour. In late 2019 and 2020 it became fainter than we had ever seen it – at least in records going back more than a century. Briefly it became fainter (just about) than Bellatrix, the third brightest…

Space

The Native American night sky: 7 starry sights to see

Our Native American night sky guide tells you more about indigenous constellations and where you can find them.

Space

Young star shoots out jet like a garden sprinkler in Orion Nebula (photo)

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a snaking jet of matter expelled from a young stellar object in the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery not far from our solar system.

Space

Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen

Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.

LiveScience

Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen

Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.

Zenger

Moon To Align With 2 Planets In Weekend Sky

Recently, Venus has become a brilliant planet in the western sky, outshining all other stars and planets.

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: Orion’s belt and Sirius lead way to Hydra’s head

Water snake constellation slithers across southern meridian until dawn

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