If the latter, that would insinuate that the star is even bigger than we thought, and could go supernova within just a couple ...

In late 2019 the red supergiant closest to Earth, Betelgeuse, began to rapidly fade in brightness. Initially thought to be a sign that the star was about to go supernova or that it experienced a dust ...

Stars like Betelgeuse burn through their fuel much ... This means it might not go supernova for another 100,000 years.

A prime candidate is Betelgeuse, the closest red supergiant star to the solar system at around 550 light-years that is expected to go supernova within the next 100,000 years. It displayed some odd ...

Betelgeuse star against starry sky artistic vision, elements of this image furnished by NASA. Inset Dr Devika Credit: Getty/Devika Betelgeuse is a Class M Red Supergiant star, and is approximately ...

NASA's STEREO spacecraft -- with measurements shown in red -- stepped in to observe Betelgeuse from its unique vantage point, revealing unexpected dimming by the star. The 2018 data point from ...

Betelgeuse, the left “shoulder” of Orion, has always been a star of intrigue ... the usual suspects seemed to fully explain what was going on. That’s where things get interesting.