Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic Outburst

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 10:40 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic OutburstPortal origin nid: 463560Published: Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense amount of hot material ejected into space, forming a dust cloud that blocked starlight coming from Betelgeuse's surface.Portal image: four illustrations of a red-hued star expelling gas, bringing the star into slight shadow

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