Betelgeuse Is Dimming Again – ScienceAlert

Just as you thought it was safe to go back to ignoring Betelgeuse, the red giant star started acting up again. After its first round of dimming, and then brightening, Betelgeuse has now started to dim once again.
Moreover, this new dimming is inconsistent with Betelgeuse’s current brightness variation cycle – so, once again, the star is moving into the spotlight.
Betelgeuse, 700 light-years away in the constellation of Orion and one of the brightest stars in our sky, is also one of the most in…

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