After more than a century of speculation, data seem to confirm that Betelgeuse (the brightest star in the Orion constellation, shown here) has a much smaller star as an orbital companion.
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Two independent studies found evidence of a star about the same mass as the sun, orbiting Betelgeuse about once every 2,100 days.
Betelgeuse has a tiny companion star hidden in plain sight
Submitted 1 year ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to astronomy@mander.xyz
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/betelgeuse-hidden-companion-star
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Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 year ago
daisyKutter@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Named Lydia?