Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant, 950 times the size of the Sun, in the constellation Orion It started dimming suddenly in October 2019. By February 2020 it lost two thirds in brilliance. A dimming visible even to the unaided eye. This created a buzz that it might be ready to explode. It has now regained its brightness. But it is expected to explode into a spectacular supernova, sometime "soon". An event that will be a spectacle for weeks or even months, even visible in day light.
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Betelgeuse is a red supergiant, 950 times the size of the Sun, in the constellation Orion It started dimming suddenly in October 2019. By February 2020 it lost two thirds in brilliance. A dimming visible even to the unaided eye. This created a buzz that it might be ready to explode. It has now regained its brightness. But it is expected to explode into a spectacular supernova, sometime "soon". An event that will be a spectacle for weeks or even months, even visible in day light.
#stars #universe #space #supernova
