SGAstronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a massive red supergiant in the constellation Orion. Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, researchers directly imaged the companion, which is 2.6 to 3.1 times more massive than the Sun. The discovery, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, marks the first unambiguous detection of Betelgeuse's companion. Betelgeuse, which is 16.5 to 19 times more massive than the Sun and 750 to 850 times larger, is believed to be nearing the end of its life and could potentially explode as a supernova. The companion star orbits at a distance comparable to Saturn's orbit around the Sun, and the pair are approximately 500 to 600 light-years away from Earth.
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