Hubble Space Telescope image of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star 600 light-years away. The image reveals a bright, unexplained hotspot on its surface. This massive star, nearing the end of its life, is over 1000 times larger than our sun and will eventually become a supernova.

Astronomy Picture from 16/02/1997

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse

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Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970216.html


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Hubble Space Telescope's first direct image of Betelgeuse's surface, a red supergiant star over 1000x larger than our sun. Its immense size & nearing supernova make this a significant astronomical event. Note the bright hotspot on the star's surface.

Astronomy Picture from 05/06/1999

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990605.html


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