"Unraveling the Mystery of Betelgeuse's Boiling and Baffling Surface"

A new simulation challenges the traditional view of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star, depicting it as a boiling, bubbling ball rather than a perfect plasma sphere. The simulation suggests that the star's surface is rapidly changing, possibly due to convection creating massive plasma bubbles. This could explain the star's apparent fast rotation. Data from the ALMA telescope is being analyzed to provide more clarity, and the simulations also offer predictions for future observations. The study aims to better understand the behavior of massive stars like Betelgeuse and their complex processes.