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A salient comment from the chat:

"Some studies suggest it may be in the carbon-burning phase, which precedes a supernova. However, even in this phase, a supernova is not expected for several decades to centuries"

Always expect the unexpected.

No one has any idea exactly when it will go off, but it should be spectacular when it does.

As I said, if you want to watch a blob on a screen, have I found the stream for you!

This guy's going to monetize a supernova, isn't he?

youtube.com/watch?v=OwsmWyWWRo

Mind-Blowing Scale: Betelgeuse Compared to Our Solar System! 🤯☀️

Imagine replacing our Sun with the colossal red supergiant star, Betelgeuse! Its size is absolutely staggering—it would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter, swallowing Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and a chunk of the asteroid belt! 😱

And the cosmic drama doesn't end there!

"However, that assumes the long pulsation cycle is internal. If it’s actually due to a second star, then Betelgeuse is likely still fusing helium in its core, which means it has a lot longer left to go before it detonates, over a hundred thousand years. If you’re waiting for it to explode, and this second star turns out to be real, well then you’d better pack a lunch. It’ll be a while."

😭 🥪

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/is-

Bad Astronomy NewsletterIs Betelgeuse binary?The bloated star may have a little buddy, which would explain its odd behavior

🔭 Clearest-Ever Image of Betelgeuse Reveals Mysteries of the Red Giant (Video) | @Spacecom

「 Betelgeuse is located just 600 light-years from Earth, and it will shortly, astronomically speaking, create a stunning supernova that will be visible on Earth, even in broad daylight 」

space.com/37344-alma-captures-

Space · Clearest-Ever Image of Betelgeuse Reveals Mysteries of the Red Giant (Video)By Doris Elin Urrutia