Mauna Kea telescope finds doomed star Betelgeuse has a ‘buddy’

Betelgeuse, a colossal tangerine-red star, is barreling toward annihilation. The stellar body is pronounced “Beetlejuice,” like the guy in the afterlife whose name you’re not supposed to say thrice. And at some point soon, in galactic terms, it is expected to explode as a supernova, setting the night sky ablaze.

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