<p>Betelgeuse is brightening back up after shedding a cloud of dust, WASP-76b turns out to be a super-hot tidally locked world that rains iron, and fossil records indicate that our days on Earth used to be much shorter.</p>

Betelgeuse is brightening back up after shedding a cloud of dust, WASP-76b turns out to be a super-hot tidally locked world that rains iron, and fossil records indicate that our days on Earth used to be much shorter.

Betelgeuse shedding dust, Planet with iron rain, and Days on Earth used to be shorter

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Get your weekly dose of all that's new in space and astronomy with Escape Velocity Space News. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you the latest scientific discoveries and rocket launches. EVSN is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay and Erik Madaus, with audio engineering by Ally Pelphrey. EVSN is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.

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