It’s probably nothing, but:
An unexpected burst of gravity waves was detected from the direction of Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse is a red giant star thought to be in the end stages of its life. It’s expected to go supernova any time between now and the next 100 million years. Over the last few months it has been growing more and more dim. That’s nothing new, it’s brightness changes all the time.
Neutrino detectors have not recorded any bursts. If we did get detections of gravity waves and neutrinos, then we might get to see a major light show.
Every astronomer I know agrees this is probably nothing. Might not even be Betelgeuse. Might just be a glitch.
But they’re all outside with binoculars and telescopes, looking at the Big B.
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An unexpected burst of gravity waves was detected from the direction of Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse is a red giant star thought to be in the end stages of its life. It’s expected to go supernova any time between now and the next 100 million years. Over the last few months it has been growing more and more dim. That’s nothing new, it’s brightness changes all the time.
Neutrino detectors have not recorded any bursts. If we did get detections of gravity waves and neutrinos, then we might get to see a major light show.
Every astronomer I know agrees this is probably nothing. Might not even be Betelgeuse. Might just be a glitch.
But they’re all outside with binoculars and telescopes, looking at the Big B.
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