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ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots

Researchers found two hot regions and surface ripples on Betelgeuse, with the brightest patch about 800 K hotter than its surroundings.

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Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have captured stunning new images of the surface of Betelgeuse, the famous red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, revealing persistent hot patches and a distorted, non-spherical atmosphere. The post ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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An international team of astronomers has obtained one of the most detailed and clear images of Betelgeuse, the famous red supergiant in the constellation Orion, located several hundred light-years from Earth.

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