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Betelgeuse may be smaller and closer to the Earth than previously believed – SlashGear

Of all the stars in the sky, one in the strangest is known as Betelgeuse. Eventually, the star will die in a supernova explosion, but that could be another 100,…

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Of all the stars in the sky, one in the strangest is known as Betelgeuse. Eventually, the star will die in a supernova explosion, but that could be another 100,000 years away. Scientists have been studying the star intently since late 2019, when the star dipped in brightness on two separate occasions. Typically, Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky.
The repeated dimming of the star led scientists to speculate that it may be near to going supernova. However, a new study has been p…

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