Astronomers have spotted signs that Betelgeuse, the closest supergiant star to Earth, could be about to explode as a ...

It may already be dead. When Betelgeuse goes off as a supernova, it will be a sight to behold. Keep in mind that typical supernova can outshine entire galaxies of over a hundred billion stars.

Betelgeuse, which shines in Orion as part of the Winter Triangle, is a huge, short-lived star that is thought to soon end its life as a supernova explosion. It is unclear whether that will happen ...

Betelgeuse, one of two stars near Earth capable of going supernova within the next million years. Betelgeuse, one of two stars near Earth capable of going supernova within the next million years.

The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for ...

This weird behaviour indicates to astronomers that something big is about to happen: Betelgeuse, the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, could soon explode as a supernova. When Betelgeuse does ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as a supernova, according to a new study of the star's brightening and dimming. Instead, recent ...

but the good news is there are only two nearby stars that could go supernova within the next million years or so: Antares and Betelgeuse. However, both of these are more than 500 light-years away ...

However this may not be the case for much longer. Back in 2019, NASA noted that Betelgeuse's brightness dimmed by about 60%, leading some scientists to wonder if it was entering a 'pre-supernova' ...