Betelgeuse, the unusually dark star, shares new secrets with scientists – AlKhaleej Today

The red giant star Betelgeuse, believed to be on the verge of a supernova explosion, continues to reveal more secrets, even after the Hubble Space Telescope helped solve the mystery of why it looked a little darker than usual.
The star visible in the Orion constellation is actually smaller and closer than previously thought, researchers found.
The new study was published in the Astrophysical Journal on Friday.
Although the star has been well studied, Betelgeuse is regularly one of the brig…

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