One of the brightest stars in the sky is evolving and dying before our eyes
- Written by: Sara Webb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Infrared light emitted by dust around Betelgeuse in December 2019.ESO/P. Kervella/M. Montargès et al., Acknowledgement: Eric Pantin, CC BYNothing 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.
In late 2019,...
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