Betelgeuse star tarnishing associated with cosmic dust

This means that the star will not go supernova anytime soon. Scientists note that the cloud of dust,

that the star produced is normalan event during the life cycle of a celestial body. The researchers added that they often observe such phenomena, but in the case of the star Betelgeuse, it was hidden from the eyes of researchers.

"The red supergiants drop from time to timematerial from its surface that will condense around the star like dust. As it cools and disperses, grains of dust will absorb part of the light and block the view, ”said researchers at the European Southern Observatory.

Look at a metamorphic mature star throwing jets of plasma

Earlier, a group of international astronomers saidthat the Betelgeuse star ceased to fade. Previously, their observations showed that the celestial body was losing its brightness, and at the end of 2019, it fell to its minimum level over the past half century.

Recent observations by scientists suggest thatthe period of the darkening of the Betelgeuse star has passed. Researchers suggested that this was a harbinger of the appearance of a supernova, but now the object has brightened again. This means that now the star has no signs of a potential explosion.

Later, the star’s brightness increased by about 0.1 magnitude. This was reported on the website of the American Association of Observers of Variable Stars (AAVSO).