ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots
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ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have captured stunning new images of the surface of Betelgeuse, the famous red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, revealing persistent hot patches and a distorted, non-spherical atmosphere. The post ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
New observations of Betelgeuse reveal hot regions in its atmosphere that have remained virtually unchanged for years, raising questions.
Astronomers finally have irrefutable evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone. Thanks to the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), a team led by the French researcher Miguel Montargès and involving the IPAG-OSUG (UGA/CNRS) has obtained the most clear picture ever made of what is probably Betelgeuse B, the star in orbit around Betelgeuse. "It is the culmination of a lon…
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