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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.

Inverse · Jun 17, 2023

Betelgeuse Supernova 2023: Could the star blow up?

Betelgeuse Supernova 2023: Could the star blow up?

Betelgeuse might be the next star in the Milky Way galaxy to go supernova

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023

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

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.

The Week · Jun 12, 2023

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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…

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2023

Explained | Will Betelgeuse, the red giant star, blow up in your lifetime?

By examining Betelgeuse’s pulsation – the periodic contraction and expansion of the star – researchers from Japan and Switzerland recently reported that the star is in its late carbon-burning stage. Other researchers have disputed this conclusion and estimated that the star will go supernova only much later.

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova?

One of the brightest stars in the night sky has been getting oddly brighter, prompting speculations that it might soon explode in a supernova. Can we really expect that celestial spectacle?

Space · Jun 1, 2023

‘It’s new territory’: why is Betelgeuse glowing so brightly and behaving so strangely?

After the ‘great dimming’, the closest red giant star to Earth is pulsating twice as fast as usual and lighting up the southern hemisphere’s early evening sky

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2023

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Betelgeuse: Astronomers decipher a few early warning signs for stars about to go supernova

Betelgeuse: Astronomers decipher a few early warning signs for stars about to go supernova

New models show that stars about to blow up in a supernovae begin exhibiting strange behaviors a few months in advance.

Inverse · Oct 18, 2022

Starwatch: Mars gets a visit from the waning moon

Red planet will make an interesting triangle with the red giant stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Mystery of the dimming star solved

Mystery of the dimming star solved

Studies of Betelgeuse from Hubble have revealed why it started acting so weird in 2019

Salon · Aug 16, 2022

One of the brightest stars in the sky is evolving and dying before our eyes

One of the brightest stars in the sky is evolving and dying before our eyes

Nothing lasts forever, including the stars in our night sky. One of the brighter and more notable stars in our sky is Betelgeuse, the bright red supergiant in the shoulder of Orion.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

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