Betelgeuse is a dying red supergiant. It dimmed dramatically in 2019, turned out to have a hidden companion, and one day it will go supernova.
Imagery:
ESO/Y. Beletsky
ESO/L. Calçada
ESO/P. Kervella
ESO/J. Drevon et al.
ESO/M. Montargès et al.
ESO and P. Kervella
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/E. O’Gorman/P. Kervella
ESO/M. Montargès et al. Background: N. Rissinger (skysurvey.org)
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
ESO/G. Beccari
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