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A star is reborn: dust cloud blamed for dimming of Betelgeuse – The Guardian
Mystery had enthralled skywatchers since the star began to lose luminosity last October – with some suggesting it could explode
The sudden dimming of one of the Milky Ways brightest stars, Betelgeuse, could be due to a dust cloud spewing up from its surface, astronomers have said.
The mystery has enthralled skywatchers since the star part of the Orion constellation began to lose luminosity last October, with some experts suggesting it could herald its explosion into a supernova.
But researchers working with the Hubble telescope now have a clearer picture, seeing superhot plasma being unleashed from the stars surface, c…
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