betelgeuse – Matty (Headwind)

October 17, 2020September 27, 2021

Betelgeuse Is Neither as Far Nor as Large as We Thought

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– Matty

In the wake of recent fluctuations in Betelgeuse’s brightness, astronomers have rigorously examined the star’s vital statistics, and come up with a bit of a surprise.

October 17, 2020September 27, 2021

Betelgeuse is 25 percent closer than scientists thought

This is a direct copy of a SciPop or news article preserved here because things on the internet have a bad habit of disappearing when you try to find them again. Full credit is given to the original authors and the source.
– Matty

By Mike Wehner @MikeWehner
October 16th, 2020 at 11:13 PM
Original article

Scientists studying the star Betelgeuse have determined that it’s actually roughly 25% closer than previous estimates.
The star is also slightly smaller than scientists assumed, though it still appears as though it’s reaching the end of its life.
The star poses no threat to Earth when it eventually blows up.

October 17, 2020December 16, 2020

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
(2 Corinthians 2:10) KJV

Objects in space may be closer than they appear. Betelgeuse isn’t only around 25% closer to Earth than previously thought, but it’s also considerably smaller. Those aren’t our words, they’re from the popular science press (SciPop).