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Astronomers Confirm Betelgeuse's Hidden Binary Companion

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Astronomers Confirm Betelgeuse's Hidden Binary Companion
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Astronomers have for the first time directly observed a close stellar companion to Betelgeuse using advanced imaging techniques, solving a long-standing mystery about its periodic brightness variations and revealing that Betelgeuse may eventually cannibalize this smaller star within the next 10,000 years.

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  1. Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)  Space
  2. Betelgeuse’s companion star revealed in new images  Science News
  3. It's Official: Betelgeuse Has a Binary 'Twin', And It's Already Doomed  ScienceAlert
  4. Mystery of star’s twinkle solved after hundreds of years  The Telegraph
  5. It Looks Like We’ve Found Betel-Buddy, Betelgeuse’s Suspected Companion Star  IFLScience

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