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Betelgeuse, the unusually dimming star, shares new secrets with scientists – 7NEWS.com.au
The red giant star Betelgeuse, which was thought to be on the brink of a supernova explosion, is still revealing more and more.
The red giant star Betelgeuse, which was thought to be on the brink of a supernova explosion, is still revealing more secrets, even after the Hubble Space Telescope helped solve the mystery of why it has looked a little dimmer than usual.
The star, which is visible in the Orion constellation, is actually smaller and closer than previously believed, researchers discovered.
The new study published Friday in The Astrophysical Journal.
Although the star has been well studied, Betelgeuse is regula…
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