Betelgeuse Supernova is a photograph by Mark Garlick/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 16th, 2018.
Betelgeuse Supernova
Red supergiant star Betelgeuse, found at the leftmost shoulder in the constellation of Orion the Hunter, is poised to explode. It is close to having... more
Title
Betelgeuse Supernova
Artist
Mark Garlick/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph
Description
Red supergiant star Betelgeuse, found at the leftmost shoulder in the constellation of Orion the Hunter, is poised to explode. It is close to having exhausted its entire stock of reactionable nuclear fuel, and could go supernova any time within the next one million years. This artwork depicts this event as it might appear in the night sky, were Betelgeuse to explode in modern times. It shines an uncharacteristic steely blue.
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September 16th, 2018