THE FAINTING OF BETELGEUSE: One day, perhaps in our lifetimes, perhaps a million years from now, the red giant Betelgeuse will dim a little–and then explode. https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/01/10/the-fainting-of-betelgeuse-update/
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“ Astronomers have long known that Betelgeuse is on the precipice of an energy crisis. It’s about to run out of fuel in its core. When that happens, the star will collapse and rebound explosively, producing the first bright supernova in the Milky Way since 1604.”
Well, that would be cool.