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2. Scientists zoom in on Betelgeuse, show why it hasn't exploded yet

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   Astronomers pointed powerful telescopes at the red giant star Betelgeuse, confirming theories that the star had not almost exploded a few years ago, but it did experience a dimming event.

3. Whiddy Island disaster - Wikipedia

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   Plans were further frustrated at Leixões, where a ship had run aground across the harbour entrance, preventing Betelgeuse from berthing there to discharge her cargo. Betelgeuse was then instructed to sail for Whiddy Island. [2] She first put in at Vigo, Spain, to change some of her crew, and then sailed for Whiddy Island on 30 December 1978.

4. Betelgeuse - Wikipedia

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   It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude, varying between +0.0 and +1.6, with a main period near 400 days, has the widest range displayed by any first-magnitude star. Betelgeuse is the brightest star in the night sky at near-infrared wavelengths.

5. The red giant star Betelgeuse is closer than we thought ... - AOL

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   Betelgeuse is one of the best-known stars in the night sky, as well as the easiest to find. New examinations of this behemoth star suggest it is both smaller — and closer — than astronomers ...

6. Red giant star Betelgeuse not about to explode, Hubble ... - AOL

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   Damian Lillard is the only one going supernova these days. The Hubble Space Telescope revealed why nearby red giant star Betelgeuse became surprisingly dim late last year, according to a new study.

7. Red supergiant - Wikipedia

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   [7] [8] The "red" part of "red supergiant" refers to the cool temperature. Red supergiants are the coolest supergiants, M-type, and at least some K-type stars although there is no precise cutoff. K-type supergiants are uncommon compared to M-type because they are a short-lived transition stage and somewhat unstable.

8. Variable star - Wikipedia

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   An ancient Egyptian calendar of lucky and unlucky days composed some 3,200 years ago may be the oldest preserved historical document of the discovery of a variable star, the eclipsing binary Algol. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Aboriginal Australians are also known to have observed the variability of Betelgeuse and Antares , incorporating these brightness ...

9. Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Blew Its Top in a Violent ...

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