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Hubble may have solved mysterious dimming of nearby ‘supernova’ star – Yahoo New Zealand News
Betelgeuse began dimming in October 2019, and the brightness of the monster star had dropped by a factor of three by mid-February 2020.
Astronomers were mystified last year when a supergiant star visible to the naked eye from Earth started dimming – but new Hubble measurements may offer an explanation.
Betelgeuse began dimming in October 2019, and the brightness of the monster star had dropped by a factor of three by mid-February 2020.
The huge star is relatively near to Earth – 725 light years away – and is nearing the end of its life, when it will explode in a supernova blast.
The star is an ageing red supergiant, so huge…
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