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In a new image captured with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope ... The big question surrounding Betelgeuse is whether this fading is a sign the star will go supernova ...

“My goal was to take an image with [Chile’s Very Large Telescope] to show ... Was the elderly Betelgeuse’s sputtering a sign of an impending and spectacular supernova? Such exploding stars ...

Back in June, we reported on a likely explanation for the strange, dramatic dimming of Betelgeuse ... scientists has found evidence of a large, dark, cooler spot on the star—consistent ...

In early 2019, the red supergiant Betelgeuse began to dim. Some observers predicted that the dimming was a harbinger of the star’s end: That it was the first warning sign that Betelguese was ...

That raised lots of questions about what was going on with the giant, with some experts speculating that because of Betelgeuse's size and advanced age, the strange behavior was a sign of a ...

Now new research has shown that the most likely explanation of the dimming is large star spots on Betelgeuse's surface, which have caused it to dim. Betelgeuse is usually one of the brightest ...

Astronomers viewed Betelgeuse at the ESO's Very Large Telescope observatory in the ... and tech news delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for Mashable's Light Speed newsletter today.

This comparison image shows the star Betelgeuse before and after its unprecedented dimming. The observations, taken with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in January and ...

We know Betelgeuse isn’t about to explode anytime ... If astronomers can read the warning signs of an impending supernova, however, they’ll know which stars to watch, and they can catch ...