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	Podcast:		ASTROPHYSICAST
	Episode:		The fate of Betelgeuse
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:08:19
	Publish Date:		2022-02-09 15:25:53
	Description:		Betelgeuse is classified as a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and is one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. A supernova is the explosive death of a star in an event so violent that for a brief period that single star shines as brightly as a whole galaxy of more than a hundred billion ordinary stars like the Sun. This is a relatively rare event. When this happens, Betelgeuse will brighten enormously for a few weeks or months, perhaps becoming as bright as the full moon, and be visible in broad daylight.
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