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Betelgeuse’s Companion Star May Have Been Seen at Last

JUL 23, 2025
Finally found: using speckle imaging, researchers have spotted what is likely the predicted 1.6-solar-mass companion to the red supergiant Betelgeuse.
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Betelgeuse and its companion star

Finally found: using speckle imaging, researchers have spotted what is likely the predicted 1.6-solar-mass companion to the red supergiant Betelgeuse.

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