Has The Betelgeuse Star Exploded Many Years ago ? Will Its Gamma Ray Burst Destroy Life On Earth ?
We all know that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Orion . The Orion Constellation and its star have been important since ancient times. This constellation is considered special in Babylonians Egyptians Chinese and Hindu cultures . Every ancient Civilization has its own unique and interesting story about it. There are seven most major stars in this constellation. Which are Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka Rigel, Saiph, Bellatrix and Betelgeuse . For now, we’ll just talk about Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse one of those stars is the subject of much discussion among astronomers. The reason behind this is that it loses almost half of its lustre. Scientists believe it will soon have a supernova explosion. It is a giant red star that is 642 two light years away from us. Betelgeuse is a 20 times more massive than our Sun and a thousand times larger. According to the astronomers this star maybe 8.5 million years. And it looks like the star is living ...