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Is Betelgeuse really close to go supernova? 3D Model.
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Betelgeuse is a red supergiant that shines in one of the “shoulders” of the constellation Orion. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, located about 640 light-years from us. As shown in this artist’s impression, the ambient environment around Betelgeuse is highly inhomogeneous due material irregularly blown away by the star. In fact, Betelgeuse is in a phase characterized by continuous expansion, and chaotic mass loss from outer layers of its atmosphere. The star is burning heavier and heavier elements in its core following its path to inevitably become a supernova. We don’t know when Betelgeuse will explode. It can be on any random day between now and the next ~100,000 years, very soon in astronomical timescales. When this will happen, the supernova will be the brightest object visible in the night sky for months. To find out more, I suggest reading a very nice article by Ethan Siegel published on Forbes on Jan 23, 2020.
Credits: INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo/S. Orlando 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 1151519 polygons.
