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Betelgeuse has a blue satellite

Betelgeuse has always excited my imagination. I thought it had already exploded and clumps of its matter were drifting through space. But it turns out Betelgeuse simply has a blue companion that can affect the six-year cycle of brightness changes of the red star. The companion star was first discovered in 2024 after several years of observations. However, it was only now that photographs were obtained.

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