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Will Betelgeuse Really Become a Second Sun?
- hoag 16y agoI'm not going to lie: when I first read the Huffington Post article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars...) citing a news.com.au article (http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/tatooines-twin-suns-coming-to-a-planet-near-you-just-as-soon-as-betelgeuse-explodes/story-fn5fsgyc-1225991009247 http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/tatooines-twin-su...) I was genuinely excited: ever since learning about Betelgeuse as a little kid, I always thought, "wow, I really hope that thing happens to go supernova within my lifetime. It would be amazing." Here's hoping it will still happen after all.