Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness. The activity fueled popular speculation that the red supergiant would soon explode as a massive supernova.
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Source:
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-dimming-betelgeuse-isnt-cold-dusty.html