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From Earth’s perspective, one of the brightest stars in the sky is the red supergiant Betelgeuse. Found in the constellation of Orion, it’s large enough and close enough that when it’s destroyed in an inevitable supernova, it will put on a spectacular light show for anyone who happens to be …

The red supergiant star Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, has been undergoing unprecedented … [+] dimming. This stunning image of the star’s surface, taken with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope late last year, is among the first observations to come out of an observing campaign aimed …

The star that could be set to EXPLODE in devastating supernova 700 light-years from Earth: New images show Betelgeuse IS dimming and changing shape New images of the giant star show a dimming between January and December  Astronomers say Betelgeuse is currently 36 per cent of its normal brightness Some suggest …