Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars, is anticipated to go supernova soon, shining as bright as the full moon and visible ...

Back in 2019, NASA noted that Betelgeuse's brightness dimmed by about 60%, leading some scientists to wonder if it was entering a 'pre-supernova' phase, an event later explained as a a surface mass ...

This weird behaviour indicates to astronomers that something big is about to happen: Betelgeuse, the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, could soon explode as a supernova. When Betelgeuse does ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

If there were a future core collapse supernova that close to home, we would have known about it long ago. Indeed, it would have been one of the brightest stars in our sky. Betelgeuse, the classic ...

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The seven bright stars that form the ... and end in a cataclysmic supernova explosion that would be visible on Earth, even during the day. To find Betelgeuse in the April night sky, you need ...

Only two nearby stars, Antares and Betelgeuse, could potentially explode as supernovae ... by eliminating certain species and favoring the emergence of others. A nearby supernova can damage Earth's ...