The Reason Astronomers Are Watching This Hypergiant Star As It Dies - SlashGear

6/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Georgina Torbet

It's not a supernova, but what exactly is it? Researchers are studying the death of a hypergiant star to see what happens during the process.

One of the most famous hypergiant stars is Betelgeuse, located in the constellation of Orion. Betelgeuse has been the subject of a lot of interest recently because of its strange behavior: Beginning … [+1497 chars]

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