NEWS FROM BETELGEUSE
Oct 08, 2020
2 minutes
Mysterious dimming
In October 2019 astronomers began noticing a gradual dimming to Betelgeuse, an effect noticeable even to the naked eye. With the help of Hubble, astronomers have recently concluded that a huge dust cloud appeared between the star and Earth, blocking out a quarter of the star’s surface. By viewing the star using ultraviolet spectroscopy, Hubble mapped a dense,
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