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108: Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!


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Everyone's favourite bonkers red giant is back in the news again, and it has the supernova spotters in a froth. Last time we talked about Betelgeuse, it had gone unusually dim. Never fear, it's back with a vengeance — not just brighter, but pulsing twice as fast! Is the end nigh? Can we expect it to go boom soon? Well ... define 'soon'. Emily has all the answers.

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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

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Things we talk about in this episode:

• The Betelgeuse paper

• A good article on what’s going on with Betelgeuse

• The Great Dimming

• The brightest stars in the sky

Indigenous peoples have known about variable stars for a very long time

• Could we spot a supernova coming?

...more
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